Whether it is the response to Covid-19, the ecological or digital transition or security issues, the EU wants to act together with Japan. The rapid video conference summit on Thursday 27 May concluded with a Joint Statement covering these different topics.
Covid-19
Both partners reiterated their support for the Covax mechanism as well as for the Access to Covid-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator. They also agreed on the idea of an international treaty on pandemics at the World Health Organization...