At the EU-Japan Summit in Brussels on Thursday 13 July, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, reaffirmed their long-standing partnership and, in a joint declaration, set out the progress they have made together on trade, peace and security, green and digital transformation and economic security.
Trade
The three leaders welcomed the 20% increase in trade between...