Past events
Civil Society Dialogue
The purpose of this meeting is to present and discuss the SIA draft final report which will be made available ahead of the meeting. More information here.
Date: 20.11.2015, 14:30 - 16:30
Location: Albert Borschette Conference Centre, Room 3C, Rue Froissart 36, Brussels
Date: 20.11.2015, 14:30 - 16:30
Location: Albert Borschette Conference Centre, Room 3C, Rue Froissart 36, Brussels
Japan: the land of the rising business opportunities
This EU-Japan Centre seminar will examine the likely impacts the FTA will have on key business sectors, will hear success stories from companies that have succeeded in Japan or help other companies to do so, and will look at what support is available to help companies work with and in Japan. Keynote speech and Q&A– Business opportunities through the FTA by Hosuk Lee-Makiyama.
Click here for the agenda. Registration has now closed. Cost: None - this event is free of charge. More information here.
Date:13.11.2015, 14:00 - 17:00
Location: BIS Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
Click here for the agenda. Registration has now closed. Cost: None - this event is free of charge. More information here.
Date:13.11.2015, 14:00 - 17:00
Location: BIS Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET
Combined round table: life sciences (exemplified by medical devices, pharmaceuticals)
The team ran a combined roundtable for stakeholders in the life sciences sector. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Lee-Makiyama.
Location: Room 2252, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Rue Belliard, 99, B-1040 Brussels.
Date: 24 September 2015, 14h15 until 15h45
Location: Room 2252, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Rue Belliard, 99, B-1040 Brussels.
Date: 24 September 2015, 14h15 until 15h45
Round table with stakeholders: environmental impacts
Roundtable on the environmental analysis of the Trade SIA. The meetings was chaired by Mr. Lee-Makiyama.
Location: Room 2252,European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Rue Belliard, 99, B-1040 Brussels.
Date: 24 September 2015, 16h00 until 17h30
Location: Room 2252,European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Rue Belliard, 99, B-1040 Brussels.
Date: 24 September 2015, 16h00 until 17h30
Round table with stakeholders: retailers, distribution, textiles/leather
Roundtable for stakeholders in the retailers, distribution, textiles/leather sectors. The meetings was chaired by Mr. Lee-Makiyama.
Location: BUSINESSEUROPE, Avenue de Cortenbergh, 168, 1000 Brussels (Schuman room).
Location: BUSINESSEUROPE, Avenue de Cortenbergh, 168, 1000 Brussels (Schuman room).
EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement: an ambitious deal to boost both growth and jobs
The event organised by the EESC Japan Follow-up Committee provided a forum for exchange of ideas among European and Japanese stakeholders on the progress of the negotiations and role of civil society in the negotiation and follow-up to a prospect agreement. Hosuk Lee-Makiyama presented during Session 2 EU-Japan FTA:The Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (the economic, environmental and social impacts, cross-sectoral issues and the impact on competitiveness of an agreement).
Date: 15th of July 2015, 9h00 until 13h00.
Location: EESC – Meeting room VMA 3 – rue Van Maerlant
Date: 15th of July 2015, 9h00 until 13h00.
Location: EESC – Meeting room VMA 3 – rue Van Maerlant
Round table with stakeholders: other transport equipment sector
The meeting was chaired by Patrick Messerlin, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 13 May 2015, 15h00 until 16h30.
Location: European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Rue Belliard, 4-6, 1040 Brussels.
The meeting was chaired by Patrick Messerlin, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 13 May 2015, 15h00 until 16h30.
Location: European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Rue Belliard, 4-6, 1040 Brussels.
Round table with stakeholders: business services & financial services sectors
The meeting was chaired by Patrick Messerlin, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 8 May 2015, 14h00 until 16h00.
Location: BusinessEurope, Avenue de Cortenbergh, 168, 1000 Brussels (Schuman room).
The meeting was chaired by Patrick Messerlin, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 8 May 2015, 14h00 until 16h00.
Location: BusinessEurope, Avenue de Cortenbergh, 168, 1000 Brussels (Schuman room).
Round table with stakeholders: food, feed and tobacco sector (processed foods)
The meeting was chaired by Patrick Messerlin, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study. We will provide further detail on the agenda of the meeting in due course.
Date: 7 May 2015, 14h00 until 15h30.
Location: European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Rue Belliard, 4-6, 1040 Brussels.
The meeting was chaired by Patrick Messerlin, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study. We will provide further detail on the agenda of the meeting in due course.
Date: 7 May 2015, 14h00 until 15h30.
Location: European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Rue Belliard, 4-6, 1040 Brussels.
Round table with stakeholders: motor vehicles sector
LSE Enterprise organized a round table for stakeholders in the motor vehicle sector. The meeting was chaired by Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 29 April 2015, 9h00 until 10h30.
Location: European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Rue Belliard, 4-6, 1040 Brussels.
LSE Enterprise organized a round table for stakeholders in the motor vehicle sector. The meeting was chaired by Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 29 April 2015, 9h00 until 10h30.
Location: European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE), Rue Belliard, 4-6, 1040 Brussels.
Round table with stakeholders: social impacts
LSE Enterprise organized a round table for stakeholders on the potential social impacts of the EU-Japan FTA. The meeting was chaired by Ken Heydon, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 23 April 2015, 14h30 until 17h.
Location: European Economic and Social Committee's main building, Jacques Delors, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels (Room JDE 3252, third floor).
LSE Enterprise organized a round table for stakeholders on the potential social impacts of the EU-Japan FTA. The meeting was chaired by Ken Heydon, one of our lead thematic researchers for the TSIA study.
Date: 23 April 2015, 14h30 until 17h.
Location: European Economic and Social Committee's main building, Jacques Delors, Rue Belliard 99-101, 1040 Brussels (Room JDE 3252, third floor).
Civil Society Dialogue meeting - Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in support of negotiations of a comprehensive trade and investment agreement between the EU and Japan, Draft Inception Report.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss with civil society the draft inception report, which had been made available ahead of the meeting. The inception report has been finalised by the consultant, taking stakeholders' contributions into account, and has been published on the 30 March 2015.
The meeting provided an opportunity for stakeholders to comment on the methodological approach proposed by the consultants as well as to identify other relevant issues to be further analysed in the course of the SIA.
Date: 05/02/2015, 14:30 - 16:00.
Location: Room Sicco Mansholt,Charlemagne Building, 170 Rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss with civil society the draft inception report, which had been made available ahead of the meeting. The inception report has been finalised by the consultant, taking stakeholders' contributions into account, and has been published on the 30 March 2015.
The meeting provided an opportunity for stakeholders to comment on the methodological approach proposed by the consultants as well as to identify other relevant issues to be further analysed in the course of the SIA.
Date: 05/02/2015, 14:30 - 16:00.
Location: Room Sicco Mansholt,Charlemagne Building, 170 Rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels.
JEUPISTE Project Innovation Workshop No.2: “Smart Communities” in a broader term.
Japan-Europe workshop for sharing ideas and experiences towards strategic partnership building.
Venue: Turin, Italy.
Registration:To register for free send an email by the 1st of November 2014 to eu-japan@insme.it with the following details: Name and Surname; Organization; Country; Telephone number.
Japan-Europe workshop for sharing ideas and experiences towards strategic partnership building.
Venue: Turin, Italy.
Registration:To register for free send an email by the 1st of November 2014 to eu-japan@insme.it with the following details: Name and Surname; Organization; Country; Telephone number.
16-17 October 2014: 5th EU-Japan Symposium in ICT Research and Innovation
This symposium was opened by Mr. Toshiyuki Takei, Director General of MIC, Mr. Masao Sakauchi, President of NICT and Mr. Zoran Stancic, Deputy Director General of DG CONNECT, and the keynote speeches from high-level officials both from the EU and Japan will take place.
This symposium was opened by Mr. Toshiyuki Takei, Director General of MIC, Mr. Masao Sakauchi, President of NICT and Mr. Zoran Stancic, Deputy Director General of DG CONNECT, and the keynote speeches from high-level officials both from the EU and Japan will take place.
10 March 2014: EU-Japan: Ready for a new stage in relations?
Friends of Europe conference on EU-Japan strategic relations.
Friends of Europe conference on EU-Japan strategic relations.
30 January 2014: EPP Group Hearing on EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement
Presentations by EPP Rapporteur for the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement and European Commission.
Presentations by EPP Rapporteur for the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement and European Commission.
15 January 2014: Hearing in the framework of the EESC own-initiative opinion
The Role of Civil Society in the negotiation and monitoring of the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement.
The Role of Civil Society in the negotiation and monitoring of the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement.
