The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement: the way forward, Brussels - Main contents
| date | October 26, 2017 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Delors building (JDE) i  |
| organisation | European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) i |
EESC (room JDE63), Brussels, Belgium
European Economic and Social Committee,
Enlargement, external relations and trade,
In the light of the agreement in principle reached in July 2017 between the EU and Japan on an Economic Partnership Agreement, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)'s follow-up committees on international trade and Japan are taking the opportunity to organise a half-day joint seminar.
The seminar aims at examining the significance of the EU-Japan agreement in the global context, reflecting on the role that civil society may play in the implementation of such agreement, and aims to assess possible challenges and benefits for different stakeholders (the business community, workers, farmers, consumers, etc.).
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is an EU advisory body comprising representatives of workers' and employers' organisations and other interest groups. It issues opinions on EU issues to the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament, thus acting as a bridge between the EU's decision-making institutions and EU citizens.
What does the EESC do?
It gives the interest groups a formal say on EU legislative proposals. Its 3 key tasks are to:
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-ensure that EU policy and law are geared to economic and social conditions, by seeking a consensus that serves the common good