During a seminar organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on Thursday 26 October, civil society organisations agreed on the geo-strategic importance of the free trade agreement between the EU and Japan, and on its positive impact for the two economies, but some of the organisations deplored the lack of transparency in the negotiations with regard to public opinion.
"Unlike TTIP (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership), these negotiations have not been raised...