22 December 2017 Japan and EU conclude negotiations on Economic Partnership Agreement Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker confirmed the conclusion of negotiations on the Japan-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) on December 8. The EU and Japan will now start the "legal scrub" process to finalize the text of the agreement, after which both parties will initiate the signing and ratification procedures for enactment. Document ID: 2017-2196 |