The agreement in principle sealing the negotiations for a Japan/EU free trade agreement (JEFTA), confirmed by European and Japanese leaders at their summit in Brussels on Thursday 6 July, has given rise to both relief and mistrust – or even defiance – over at the European Parliament.
“Deepening our relationship will not only strengthen the EU’s economy by creating jobs and boosting growth for European workers and families at home, it will mean further opening a market where demand...