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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa Holds Online Meeting with Executive Vice-President Séjourné of the European Commission
December 24, 2025
On Friday, December 19, Mr. Akazawa Ryosei, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, held an online meeting with Mr. Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy of the European Commission. As partners that share fundamental values such as free trade and a rules-based international economic order, both sides confirmed their intention to promote cooperation in a wide range of areas under the Japan-EU Competitiveness Alliance launched at the 30th Japan-EU Summit.
Meeting between Minister Akazawa and Executive Vice-President Séjourné
On Friday, December 19, Minister Akazawa held an online meeting with Executive Vice-President Séjourné of the European Commission. As partners that share fundamental values such as free trade and a rules-based international economic order, both sides confirmed their intention to promote cooperation in wide-ranging areas. At the meeting, both sides explained that they would further strengthen cooperation in a wide range of areas, including enhancing supply chain resilience of critical minerals, based on the Japan-EU Competitiveness Alliance launched at the 30th Japan-EU Summit. Moreover, they shared the importance of strengthening collaboration among like-minded countries, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
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Europe Division, Trade Policy Bureau