During a meeting in Bonn on Friday 17 February, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida confirmed the commitment of the EU and Japan for swift conclusion of their negotiations (launched in 2013) for a free trade agreement.
"Negotiations are very advanced (...) tremendous progress has been registered over the last few months. As often in a negotiation, the few remaining issues are the most difficult to be solved, but I...