16/07/2018 (Agence Europe) – On the day before the signature of the economic partnership agreement between the EU and Japan at the 25th bilateral summit on Tuesday 17 June, the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament criticised the shortcomings of this free-trade agreement concluded in December 2017 as regards its chapter on sustainable development, which it considers “falls short” of the EU/Canada agreement (CETA), and the provisions on financial services and public services. The...