Council of the EU Supports EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement
The Council of the EU on April 22 adopted a decision on concluding the Strategic Partnership Agreement with Japan, the council announced. The decision "clears the path, on the EU side, for the entry into force of the agreement" once…
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both parties complete their internal procedures. The deal is the first bilateral framework agreement between the two entities, and it lays out a "framework for enhanced political and sectoral cooperation." The deal commits the parties to "defend a rules-based multilateral trading system having the World Trade Organization at its core" and implement sustainable development goals. The deal also establishes a dispute settlement procedure.