<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><oembed><version>1.0</version><provider_name>EU-Logos</provider_name><provider_url>https://eulogos.blogactiv.eu</provider_url><author_name>EU Logos</author_name><author_url>https://eulogos.blogactiv.eu/author/communicationeulogos/</author_url><title>#FactOfTheDay 17/07/2018 – EU – Japan trade deal to “reject protectionism”</title><html>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Today the Summit between the USA and Japan starts in Tokyo. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Initially planned for 11 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; July in Brussels, the meeting was rescheduled to heavy rains which killed more than 100 people in Japan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Juncker, President of the European Commission and D. Tusk, President of the European Council are in Tokyo with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Today, they will sign the trade agreement between the EU and Japan, the &quot;economic partnership agreement&quot; (EPA). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;According to Brussels, this agreement will send &quot; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;a very powerful signal against protectionism&quot;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;This deal will establish the largest free-trade area of ​​the world as it has 99% of the tariffs applied on US exports to Japan, currently representing € 1 billion. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;The deal opens up the EU to Japanese cars, and Japan to EU cheese. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;This agreement represents 1/3 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;rd&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;of the world GDP. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Apart from commercial issues, the heads of the EU and Japan can be said to have a strategic partnership in data protection, protection and climate change. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Finally, the Summit will be the occasion for Japan and the EU to address regional and international issues as South China sea, the Middle East and the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;For Tokyo, the Summit is clearly an answer to President of the United States of America. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Since the EU-China 20 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt; Summit happened yesterday, these meetings reveal the European Union to a strong message to the US, a defense to the current international trade system.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: right;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Maurane Delpeuch&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;For further information: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;The Irish Times, 07/16/2018, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/eu-summits-with-china-and-japan-will-send-strong-message-to-us-1.3565834&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/eu-summits-with-china-and-japan-will-send-strong-message-to-us-1.3565834&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;The free, 16/07/2018, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/l-union-europeenne-et-le-japon-s-appretent-a-signer-leur-accord-de-libre-echange-5b4c8e2355324d3f1365a690&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/l-union-europeenne-and-the-japon-s-appresent-a-igning-the-free-according-of-free -Exchange-5b4c8e2355324d3f1365a690&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;Channel Asia, 09/07/2018, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/flood-postponed-eu-japan-summit-moved-to-tokyo-10513598&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;vertical-align: inherit;&quot;&gt;https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/flood-postponed-eu-japan-summit-moved-to-tokyo-10513598&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</html><type>rich</type></oembed>