2023/2107(INI) EU-Japan relations
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET |
BÜTIKOFER Reinhard ( Verts/ALE)
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KOKALARI Arba ( EPP),
MAUREL Emmanuel ( GUE/NGL)
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| Committee Opinion | INTA |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 57
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 57Events
2023/12/13
EP - Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
Documents
2023/12/13
EP - Decision by Parliament
Documents
2023/11/23
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Reinhard BÜTIKOFER (Greens/EFA, DE) on EU-Japan relations.
The EU and Japan will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations in 2024. The EU-Japan relationship is one of exceptionally like-minded partners, built on a solid basis of shared values, democracy, free trade, common goals and mutually compatible interests, making Japan one of the EU’s most important and trusted partners globally.
Pointing out that the EU and Japan together account for almost 25 % of global GDP, Members stated that the partnership can and should play an important role in helping to shape a peaceful, rules-based, inclusive, just, sustainable and prosperous international order.
Cooperation
The report encouraged both the EU and Japan to demonstrate the required political will to ratify the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). It pointed out that the EU, including its agencies and financial institutions, also needs to cooperate very closely with Japan in the G20, the WTO, the UN and its specialised agencies, the UNFCCC, international standardisation organisations and financial institutions and other international formats in the pursuit of peace, maritime security, non-proliferation and the resilience to hybrid threats, as well as of human rights, prosperity, the rule of law and the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Members welcomed the important steps taken by the Japanese Government and the Republic of Korea to build a future-oriented relationship, as both countries are critically important like-minded strategic partners of the EU. They recognised Japan’s grave concerns about the threat posed by North Korea’s unlawful ballistic missile programmes and increasing belligerence.
The report strongly appreciated Japan’s robust and unwavering support, including USD 7.6 billion of financial assistance and grant aid for Ukraine in support of its self-defence against Russia’s war of aggression, especially through the delivery of transport vehicles, bulletproof vests and mine-clearing equipment.
Defence
The report highlighted that both the EU and Japan’s enhanced defence policy frameworks provide new opportunities for cooperation, including on securing sea lines of communication, combating piracy and terrorism, and upholding freedom of navigation in the region. Japan’s participation in the EUNAVFOR ATALANTA operation military exercise was welcomed.
Members proposed the creation of an EU/NATO/AP4 (Japan/Korea/Australia/New Zealand) security dialogue format and encouraged the European External Action Service to post a military attaché in Tokyo.
Environment
The committee regretted the fact that the EU-Japan Green Alliance of 2021 still remains a largely unfulfilled promise. The report noted that Japan has expressed its continued commitment to enhance mutual environmental ambition at national and multilateral levels in line with the EU-Japan Green Alliance. However, they would welcome a more active role in this regard from the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and the EU-Japan Business Round Table, particularly on recycling.
Energy
The report called for the acceleration of EU-Japan energy cooperation, particularly in the areas of liquefied natural gas, electricity market reform and innovative renewable energy technologies. It stressed the need to enhance the EU-Japan dialogue towards energy security, advocating a green transition and reducing dependence on totalitarian regimes for basic supply chains.
Human rights
Lastly, the report emphasised the human rights dialogue, where the EU and Japan can discuss, for example, the death penalty, which still exists in Japan and which the EU opposes fundamentally, and other human rights issues of mutual interest. Members also reiterated their concern about parental child abduction.
Documents
2023/11/16
EP - Vote in committee
2023/10/06
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2023/09/14
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2023/07/12
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2023/07/12
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2023/04/26
EP - BÜTIKOFER Reinhard (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
Documents
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0463/2023
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0463/2023
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0373/2023
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE753.822
- Committee draft report: PE752.823
- Committee draft report: PE752.823
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE753.822
- Text adopted by Parliament, single reading: T9-0463/2023
Activities
- Reinhard BÜTIKOFER
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
EU-Japan relations – A9-0373/2023 – Reinhard Bütikofer – § 4 – Am 1 #
2023/12/13 Outcome: -: 345, +: 263, 0: 25
S&D
ID
NI
The Left
Renew
ECR
PPEA9-0373/2023 – Reinhard Bütikofer – Motion for a resolution (text as a whole) #
2023/12/13 Outcome: +: 559, 0: 44, -: 32
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 188 |
2023/2107(INI)
2023/09/22
INTA
57 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas Japan is the EU’s closest partner in the Indo-Pacific region; whereas in 2022, the EU was Japan’s third largest trading partner, while Japan was the EU’s eighth largest trading partner; whereas together the EU and Japan account for almost a quarter of the world’s gross domestic product;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that the EPA has
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that the EPA has opened new markets for several agri-food sectors, resulting in an increase of more than 30
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that the EPA has opened new markets for several agri-food sectors, resulting in an increase of more than 30 % in EU agri-food exports to Japan since 2018; recognises the negative environmental impact of trade in agri- food exports over long distances;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that the EPA has opened new markets for goods and several agri-food sectors, resulting in an increase of more than 20% in trade in goods and 30 % in EU agri-food exports to Japan since 2018;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls the importance of implementing the EPA fully and effectively, including in the areas of government procurement to ensure transparency, and sanitary and phytosanitary commitments to speed up and simplify import procedures; takes note of the commitments taken by the parties on SPS in the framework of the EU- Japan Summit; recalls the importance of promptly finding a solution on the restrictions imposed by Japan on EU products due to African Swine Fever;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls the importance of implementing the EPA fully and effectively, including in the areas of government procurement to ensure transparency, and sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) commitments to speed up and simplify import procedures, as well as the need for mutual recognition and prompt implementation of rules of regionalisation in the area of SPS commitments;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls the importance of implementing the EPA fully and effectively, eliminating all barriers still existing especially for SMEs, including in the areas of government procurement to ensure transparency, and sanitary and phytosanitary commitments to speed up and simplify import procedures;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 February 2019; whereas bilateral trade flows caught up to pre-pandemic levels in 2021 (EUR 124 billion) and in 2022 bilateral trade flows increased by 13.4% to EUR 140.6 billion in goods; whereas in 2022, EU exports to Japan amounted to EUR 71.5 billion in goods and EUR 35.4 billion in services;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes note of the EU decision to lift the import restrictions on food following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident ; takes note of the Japanese government’s decision to release the treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear power plants into the sea; calls on the Commission to continue monitoring the situation in order to avoid that EU consumers’ health is put at risk;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that thanks to the EPA in place, EU Japan trade quickly restored pre-Covid trade levels in 2021, and beyond in 2022; supports the Commission is finding further opportunities to increase trade with Japan;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Takes note with satisfaction that ILO Convention 105, on abolition of forced labour, has entered into force in Japan on 19 July 2022, reflecting the clear commitments in the agreement to pursue the ratification of fundamental ILO conventions; expects ratification and implementation also of outstanding core convention 111, on discrimination, to follow in a timely manner;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Welcomes the progress made since the EU-Japan Summit 2023 on SPS import procedures, especially on the project for mutual recognition of zoning in the area of animal health;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on both parties to enhance regulatory cooperation in the fields of green technologies, notably on offshore wind power and renewable hydrogen, stepping up joint work on the energy and green transitions under the EU-Japan Green Alliance; welcomes the signature of a memorandum of cooperation on hydrogen to help establish a rules-based and transparent global hydrogen market;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Welcomes the negotiations on data flows under the EPA provided that the
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the launch of the EU- Japan digital partnership to advance cooperation on digital issues; welcomes, in this regard, the conclusion of the digital trade principles and the signature of the memorandum of cooperation on semiconductors, to enhance bilateral cooperation on research and development for semiconductors, transparency of subsidies to the semiconductor sector, an early warning mechanism for the semiconductor supply chain, advanced skills for the semiconductor industry, and uses cases of semiconductors applications;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Japan is crucial partner located in the Indo-Pacific region and it is a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP);
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the launch of the EU- Japan digital partnership to advance cooperation on digital issues
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the launch of the EU- Japan digital partnership to advance cooperation on digital issues; welcomes, in this regard, the conclusion of the digital trade principles
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the launch of the EU- Japan digital partnership to advance cooperation on digital issues; welcomes, in this regard, the conclusion of the digital trade principles
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that the EU has a new approach to trade and sustainable development, which includes the possibility of sanctions as a last resort in cases of serious violations of the Paris Agreement and the core International Labour Organization (ILO) standards; believes that the Economic Partnership Agreement should be a ‘living agreement’ and calls on both parties to find ways to implement a number of innovative sustainable elements into the trade agreement;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the signing of the Administrative Arrangement between the Directorate General for Internal, Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMES (DG GROW) and Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) in July 2023; calls on the EU and Japan to ensure strong cooperation on critical raw material supply chains;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the Japanese ratification of the fundamental ILO convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour (No. 105); encourages Japan to continue the works towards the ratification of the remaining ILO core convention on Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation(No. 111);
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the signature of the memorandum of cooperation on semiconductors as well as a memorandum of cooperation on hydrogen;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses the important role of civil society organisations and the domestic advisory groups in the monitoring and implementation of the agreement; asks Japan to develop ways of participation of civil society in the dialogue around the Trade and Sustainable Development provisions of the EPA; calls for closer cooperation between the EU and Japan domestic advisory groups and expects that their views on sustainability issues are taken into account in the government-to- government consultations provided in the agreement;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Takes note that the negotiations for an agreement on the protection of investment are stalled and recalls the European Parliament resolution of June 2022 on the future of EU International Investment policy;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Calls on both parties to continue to pursue a full and effective implementation of the EPA, strengthening the resilience of bilateral trade and investment relations and ensuring that citizens and businesses, especially SMEs, fully benefit from the opportunities that the agreement creates;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas in 2021, EU and Japan concluded a "Green Alliance to protect our environment, stop climate change and achieve green growth";
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Welcomes the decision of Japan to join the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement, which is an alternative system open to all World Trade Organization (WTO) members for resolving WTO disputes, pending the restoration of a reformed WTO dispute settlement system;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7e. Asks the EU and Japan to explore the possibility of establishing a joint Trade and Technology Council, following the model existing between the EU and the USA; asks the Commission and Japan to explore ways of developing common strategies in economic security and technological cooperation; calls for further cooperation with Japan in the digital and green transitions, economic security, the resilience of global supply chains in strategic sectors, as well as in other relevant issues such as anti- coercion, export controls and investment screening, as the EU and Japan share common values and our strategic interests increasingly converge;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights that Japan is the EU’s closest partner in the Indo-Pacific region with whom the EU should enhance cooperation on economic resilience and security, including by jointly addressing non-
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights that Japan is the EU’s closest partner in the Indo-Pacific region with whom the EU should enhance cooperation on economic resilience and security,
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights that
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Highlights that Japan is one of the EU’s closest
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recognises the comprehensive SME chapter, one of the first ever to be included in an EU EPA, and has served as a benchmark for other trade agreements; calls on the Commission to evaluate the effectiveness of all SME chapters in EU trade agreements, including an analysis of whether they meet the needs of SMEs to maximise the full benefits of the agreements, to serve as a base for future formulation of SME chapters in trade agreements.
Amendment 47 #
8a. Highlights the importance of gender equality for EU trade policy; regrets that Japan continues to have one of the most significant gender pay gaps among the OECD countries; calls the EU and Japan to work together to implement their commitments to gender equality;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Welcomes that Japan joined the Multi-party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) in 2023 and expresses its expectation that Japan will work constructively to a meaningful reform of the WTO and in particular its Dispute Settlement System;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the fourth meeting of the Joint Committee, under the EPA, took place in April 2023;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. The EU and Japan must continue to seek common approaches and solutions at the bilateral level and in multilateral fora such as the G7, G20, the United Nations and the World Trade Organization;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes that since the negotiations of the EPA, both the CPTPP and RCEP have entered into force, and IPEF has been launched, all of which include Japan as a member;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Welcomes the joint work of the EU, Japan and other like-minded countries on strengthening and reforming the WTO, including on having a fully functioning dispute settlement system and reinforcing deliberations to respond to global trade policy challenges, including on level-playing field issues affecting global trade.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Expresses its willingness to cooperate with Japan on reducing global fossil-based steel and aluminium capacities;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for greater cooperation between the EU and Japan on sustainable trade, renewable energy production and investments;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Shares the Japanese emphasis on economic security and welcomes their support for the de-risking paradigm; takes note in this context of the G7 Leaders’ Statement on Economic Resilience and Economic Security and in particular the G7 Coordination Platform on Economic Coercion; values the G7 Framework for Collaboration on Digital Technology Standardisation, the cooperation with JOGMEC on CRM, the Industrial Policy Dialogue, the Hiroshima AI Process for responsible AI and calls on Commission to enhance EU-Japan cooperation on these issues;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 d (new) 8d. Regrets that the EU-Japan Green Alliance of 2021 still remains a largely unfulfilled promise; calls on Commission to take initiatives for a reinvigorated cooperation that will deliver on substance in the near future;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 e (new) 8e. Welcomes the Japanese government guidance on Business and Human Rights of 2022 and welcomes its efforts to adopt legislation equivalent to the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in 2024; welcomes Japan’s ratification of ILO Convention 105 on Forced Labour in 2022; expresses its expectations that Japan will also proceed to ratify the two remaining ILO fundamental conventions 111 on Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) and 155 on Occupational Safety and Health Convention, as well as the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention (P029);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights that the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes that since the entry into force of the EPA, bilateral trade in goods and services between the EU and Japan has increased, with a positive trade balance for the EU; welcomes the results after four years of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan, with an increase of 14,9 % of EU exports of good in 2022 over the previous year and an increase of 11,9 % of EU imports of good in the same period;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the work and positive nature of the EU-Japan Summit in July 2023; endorses the Joint Statement’s commitment to the EU and Japan’s ever- closer strategic partnership;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges that simplified procedures for obtaining tariff preferences and strong rules of origin have facilitated exports from EU companies and small and medium-sized enterprises to Japan; calls on the Commission to continue its outreach events to enable smaller companies to access information and benefit from the agreement;
source: 753.631
2023/10/06
AFET
131 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the 19th Japan- EU High Level Dialogue on Environment held on 23 January 2023,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 23 a (new) – having regard to the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), released at the 34th ASEAN Summit, held in June 2019,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Wants to collaborate with Japan in developing more balanced relations with countries from the Global South; emphasises the importance of implementing necessary climate change policy financing, sustainable and free trade and a fair international energy transition; emphasises the importance of the Global Gateway Initiative and the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment; believes that coordinated actions in strategic investments is of high geopolitical importance, through the mobilisation of public and private funds; welcomes the first five EU-Japan connectivity projects and the Far North Fiber Project;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Wants to collaborate with Japan in developing more balanced relations with countries from the Global South; emphasises the importance of implementing necessary climate change policy financing, sustainable and free trade and a fair international energy transition; emphasises also the importance of the Global Gateway Initiative and the significance of cooperating with Japan to make sure that Global Gateway is well coordinated with the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment; welcomes the first five EU-Japan connectivity projects and the Far North Fiber Project;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Wants to collaborate with Japan in developing more balanced relations with countries from the Global South; emphasises the importance of implementing necessary climate change policy financing, sustainable and free trade and a fair international energy transition; emphasises the importance of the Global Gateway Initiative and the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment; welcomes the first
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that the EU and its Member States have shown commitment in increasing its maritime capabilities and to increase its permanent naval presence through the Coordinated Maritime Presences concept; recalls cooperation on joint naval exercices, such as through the CSDP operation EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy, including a budget increase to 2 per cent of GDP; welcomes at the same time Japan's efforts to stabilising diplomatic relations with China in order to reduce friction and to leave room for economic cooperation and exchange on common interests; underlines the importance of being vigilant, while at the same time promoting peace and stability and contributing to de- escalation of tensions; continues to support Japan’s engagement for a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a comprehensive security partnership between the EU and Japan as the basis for enhanced consultations, common exercises, shared defence research and development and work on joint contingency planning for dangerous crises; welcomes Member States’ 2+2 dialogue formats with Japan; welcomes NATO’s Individual Tailored Partnership Programme with Japan
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy; continues to support Japan’s engagement for a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a comprehensive security partnership between the EU and Japan as the basis for enhanced consultations, common exercises, shared defence research and development and work on joint contingency planning for dangerous crises; welcomes Member States’ 2+2 dialogue formats with Japan;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy; continues to support Japan’s engagement for a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a comprehensive security partnership between the EU and Japan as the basis for enhanced consultations, common exercises, shared defence research and development and work on joint contingency planning for dangerous crises; welcomes Member States’ 2+2 dialogue formats with Japan; welcomes NATO’s Individual Tailored Partnership Programme with Japan, but regrets the fact that the opening of a NATO liaison office in Japan has been delayed; proposes the creation of an EU/NATO/AP4 (Japan/Korea/Australia/New Zealand) security dialogue format; encourages the European External Action Service to post a military attaché in Tokyo; would welcome the negotiation of an EU-Japan Framework Participation Agreement; is critical of the fact that the Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia (ESIWA) project is not very substantive; calls for enhanced maritime awareness cooperation on the basis of the Critical Maritime Routes Indian Ocean (CRIMARIO) initiative; insists on pursuing the goal of extending the EU’s coordinated maritime presence in the North-Western Indian Ocean also to the Pacific; insists on including non-
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy; continues to support Japan’s engagement for a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a comprehensive security partnership between the EU, its Member States and Japan as the basis for enhanced consultations, common exercises, shared defence research and development and work on joint contingency planning for dangerous crises; welcomes, in this regard, the ongoing cooperation with Japan on a parallel project for developing a next generation fighter aircraft; welcomes Member States’ 2+2 dialogue formats with Japan; welcomes NATO’s Individual Tailored Partnership Programme with Japan, but regrets the fact that the opening of a NATO liaison office in Japan has been delayed; proposes the creation of an EU/NATO/AP4 (Japan/Korea/Australia/New Zealand) security dialogue format; encourages the European External Action Service to post a military attaché in Tokyo; would welcome the negotiation of an EU-Japan Framework Participation Agreement; is critical of the fact that the Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia (ESIWA) project is not very substantive; calls for enhanced maritime awareness cooperation on the basis of the Critical Maritime Routes Indian Ocean (CRIMARIO) initiative; insists on including non- conventional security issues such disinformation, cyber, space and climate change;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 24 – having regard to the G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy; continues to support Japan’s engagement for a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a comprehensive security partnership between the EU and Japan as the basis for enhanced consultations, common exercises, shared defence research and development and work on joint contingency planning for dangerous crises; welcomes Member States’ 2+2 dialogue formats with Japan; welcomes NATO’s Individual Tailored Partnership Programme with Japan, but regrets the fact that the opening of a NATO liaison office in Japan has been delayed; proposes the creation of an EU/NATO/AP4 (Japan/Korea/Australia/New Zealand) security dialogue format; encourages the European External Action Service to post a military attaché in Tokyo; supports Japan's participation in EU CSDP operations and would welcome the negotiation of an EU-Japan Framework Participation Agreement; is critical of the fact that the Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia (ESIWA) project is not very substantive; calls for enhanced maritime awareness cooperation on the basis of the Critical Maritime Routes Indian Ocean (CRIMARIO) initiative; insists on including non- conventional security issues such disinformation, cyber, space and climate change;
Amendment 111 #
7. Takes note of the shift in Japan’s national security strategy; continues to support Japan’s engagement for a world without nuclear weapons; calls for a comprehensive security partnership between the EU and Japan as the basis for enhanced consultations, common exercises, shared defence research and development and work on joint contingency planning for dangerous crises; welcomes Member States’ 2+2 dialogue formats with Japan; welcomes NATO’s Individual Tailored Partnership Programme with Japan, but regrets the fact that the opening of a NATO liaison office in Japan has been delayed; proposes the creation of an EU/NATO/AP4 (Japan/Korea/Australia/New Zealand) security dialogue format; encourages the European External Action Service to post a military attaché in Tokyo; would welcome the negotiation of an EU-Japan Framework Participation Agreement; is critical of the fact that the Enhancing Security Cooperation In and With Asia (ESIWA) project is not very substantive; calls for enhanced maritime awareness cooperation on the basis of the Critical Maritime Routes Indian Ocean (CRIMARIO) initiative; insists on including non- conventional security issues such as disinformation, cyber, space and climate change;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Supports Japan's intention to make democracy more resilient while pushing back manipulative attempts, including hybrid threats, to undermine confidence in democratic institutions; welcomes, in this context, the committment to the G7 Rapid Response Mechanism as part of a collective effort to strenthen democracy worldwide;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes Japan's tough stance against Russia since the beginning of the war of agression against Ukraine; commends Japan for its commitment to intensify its diplomatic, financial, humanitarian and other support for Ukraine and for establishing restrictive measures against Russia, in line with G7;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasizes the importance of ensuring the openness and security of cyberspace and stresses the need to increase EU-Japan bilateral cooperation and mutual assistance on cybersecurity through education and training, in order to mitigate threats posed by state- sponsored cyber-attacks;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Shares the Japanese emphasis on economic security and welcomes its support for the de-risking paradigm; takes note, in this context, of the G7 Coordination Platform on Economic coercion; points out the huge relevance of international cooperation on governance and standardization of digital services and trade in digital goods, including binding international rules, in particular with view to data security, and in order to create fair competitive opportunities; welcomes in this context the EU-Japan Digital Partnership; values the G7 Framework for Collaboration on Digital Technology Standardisation, cooperation with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) on critical raw materials, the Industrial Policy Dialogue and the Hiroshima AI Process for responsible artificial intelligence (AI);
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Shares the Japanese emphasis on economic security and welcomes its support for the de-risking paradigm; takes note, in this context, of the G7 Coordination Platform on Economic coercion; proposes an economic security dialogue in the context of the EU-Japan High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED); points out the huge relevance of the EU- Japan Digital Partnership; welcomes the negotiations on data flows under the EPA, provided that the 2018 horizontal provisions on cross-border data flows and personal data protection are integrated in the text; remains confident that the reciprocal adequacy under data protection laws is maintained; values the G7 Framework for Collaboration on Digital Technology Standardisation, cooperation with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) on critical raw materials, the Industrial Policy Dialogue and the Hiroshima AI Process for responsible artificial intelligence (AI);
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Shares the Japanese emphasis on economic security and resilience and welcomes its support for the de-risking paradigm; takes note, in this context, of the G7 Coordination Platform on Economic coercion; points out the huge relevance of the EU-Japan Digital Partnership; values the G7 Framework for Collaboration on Digital Technology Standardisation, cooperation with Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) on critical raw materials, the Industrial Policy Dialogue and the Hiroshima AI Process for responsible artificial intelligence (AI); regrets Japan’s reluctance to participate in Horizon Europe and supports the Council and the Commission in promoting this aim; emphasizes that it is of mutual interest to strengthen cooperation and increase financing of science, research and innovation;
Amendment 118 #
8a. Seeks to further boost strategic cooperation on secure digital connectivity, new technologies and common approaches to digital development on a bilateral and multilateral level; stresses the importance of international standard setting based on open and values-driven norms use of technology; seeks a more common approach to technology transfers; wants to explore closer cooperation on cyber security through joint training and information sharing;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls for the acceleration of EU- Japan energy cooperation, particularly in the areas of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG), electricity market reform and innovative renewable energy technologies;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 27 a (new) – having regard to the G7 Hiroshima Leaders’ Communiqué, including the Leaders’ statements on Ukraine, Vision on Nuclear Disarmament, Economic Resilience and Economic Security, Clean Energy Economy Action Plan, and Action Statement for Resilient Global Food Security,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Stresses the strategic importance of the submarine cables of telecommunications in the North Atlantic;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Regrets the fact that the EU-Japan Green Alliance of 2021 still remains a largely unfulfilled promise; notes that Japan has committed to releasing water from the Fukushima power plant only on the basis of scientific standards, transparency and independent supervision; calls for the EU and Japan to support independent international scientists from different disciplines, to perform long-term monitoring and research on the impact of tritium from atomic plants that is released with wastewater into the sea, on humans, animals and eco-systems; hopes for a more proactive Japanese role on loss and damage, as well as climate finance, at the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 28); in this regard, points to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, as climate and biodiversity protection are intrinsically linked;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Regrets the fact that the EU-Japan Green Alliance of 2021 still remains a largely unfulfilled promise; would welcome a more active role in this regard from the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and the EU-Japan Business Roundtable, particularly on recycling; notes that Japan has committed to releas
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Regrets the fact that the EU-Japan Green Alliance of 2021 still remains a largely unfulfilled promise; welcomes the decision to step up work on the energy transition taken in the last EU-Japan summit and reaffirms the importance of the 5 priority areas identified in the Alliance, calling for their operationalization; notes that Japan has committed to releasing water from the Fukushima power plant only on the basis of scientific standards, transparency and independent supervision; hopes for a more proactive Japanese role on loss and damage, as well as climate finance, at the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 28);
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Believes that the Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement, providing free and open access to data from Earth observation satellites and exchanging good practices, is a good example of civilian space cooperation which will benefit the long-term management of natural resources and climate adaptation; notes that cooperation on satellite information and space could be further explored to increase maritime surveillance and information sharing;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the importance of people-to-people contacts for sharing and comparing experiences on issues such as gender equality, health policy, food security, an ageing society, new cultural developments
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the importance of bilateral cooperation and people-to-people contacts for sharing and comparing experiences on issues such as gender equality, an ageing society, new cultural developments or labour practises; values parliamentary exchanges and the human rights dialogue, where we can discuss the issue of death penalty; reiterates its total opposition to death penalty and regrets that it still exists in Japan; proposes the creation of an EU-Japan young leaders forum on global partnership; reiterates its concerns about parental child abduction; welcomes the Japanese government’s Guidelines on Respecting Human Rights in Responsible Supply Chains of 2022 and welcomes its efforts to adopt legislation equivalent to the EU’s corporate sustainability due diligence directive in 2024;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 28 a (new) – having regard to the Communiqué adopted by the health ministers of the G7 summit in Nagasaki, adopted on 14 May 2023,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the importance of people-to-people contacts for sharing
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 30 Amendment 15 #
– having regard to the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), adopted by the 15th Conference of Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 19 December 2022,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 40 – having regard to
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 45 Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the EU and Japan will celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations in 2024; whereas their representatives have met at the highest level for 29 summits over the decades;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Japan is the EU’s closest strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region; whereas both sides share a very broad range of values and goals; whereas global challenges and in particular growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region demand the EU’s and Japan’s ever closer partnership; whereas the EU and Japan seek common approaches at the bilateral level and in multilateral fora such as the G7, G20, the UN, the WTO, the WHO and the OECD as well as an alignment as like- minded donors;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the Japan-EU Digital Partnership agreement that was forged at the EU-Japan summit held in Tokyo on 12th May 2022,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Japan is the EU’s closest strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region; whereas both sides share a very broad range of values and goals; whereas Japan is a like-minded global partner in defending multilateralism, democracy and the rules-based order in an increasingly complex global and regional security landscape;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Japan is the EU’s closest strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region; whereas both sides share a very broad range of values and goals as well as a common vision of the international system as a mechanism based on common rules;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the EU and Japan have committed to working together and with a wide range of like-minded partners to promote peace, security, the rule of law, environmental and climate responsibility, economic resilience, democratic values and human rights, and to advance the international rules-based order and multilateralism, including freedom of navigation; whereas they strive to share responsibility in international relations to foster fair and sustainable development and prosperity, address humanitarian needs, achieve human-centric digitisation and technology development, tackle the climate and biodiversity crises and enhance health security;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas Russian war against Ukraine demonstrated the need for improving alliances in the Indo-Pacific area and to work more closely with like- minded partners around the world;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas Japan is an important actor in several fora and dialogue platforms in the Indo-Pacific, such as for instance the East-Asia Summit and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas the EU is the leading development cooperation partner, one of the biggest trading partners and the top investor in the Indo-Pacific region; whereas the security of Europe and that of the Indo-Pacific region are closely interlinked;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas it is of paramount importance for the EU to cooperate with Japan given the Indo-Pacific’s growing economic, demographic, and political weight and its geopolitically and geo- economically strategic position; whereas the EU and some of its Member States have been addressing Indo-Pacific issues through their Indo-Pacific strategies; whereas Japan was one of the first countries to adopt an economic security strategy and the European Commission published its communication on the European Economic Security Strategy on 20 June 2023;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas it is of paramount importance for the EU to cooperate with Japan given the Indo-Pacific’s growing economic, demographic, and political weight and its geopolitically and geo- economically strategic position; whereas both, the EU and Japan, are confronted with similar socio-economics challenges, notably with regard to the ageing of population, gender equality, competitiveness vis a vis emerging markets, real wages’ decline, and dependency on imported raw materials and energy;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas it is of paramount importance for the EU to cooperate with Japan given our many shared values and interests, and the Indo-Pacific’s growing economic, demographic, and political weight and its geopolitically and geo- economically strategic position;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU and Japan seek peace and stability throughout the Indo- Pacific, in particular by promoting
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the 2022 NATO’s Strategic Concept, adopted at the Madrid Summit, on 29 and 30 June 2022,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU and Japan seek peace and stability throughout the Indo- Pacific, in particular by promoting compliance by all countries with UNCLOS; whereas UNCLOS sets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and seas must be carried out; whereas Japan is an important defender of the rules-based international order in the region;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU and Japan seek peace and stability throughout the Indo- Pacific and worldwide, in particular by promoting compliance by all countries with UNCLOS; whereas Japan is an important defender of the rules-based international order in the region;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU and Japan seek peace
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas Japan adopted new national security and defence strategies in December 2022; whereas, on 19 April 2021, the Council adopted the EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo- Pacific, highlighting the region's strategic importance for Europe due to its growing economic, demographic, and political weight, which makes it a key player in shaping the international order; whereas, the Indo-Pacific strategy underlines the importance of engaging with partners in the region, such as Japan, Korea, Indonesia, India, and Singapore, on a wide range of issues, including security and defence, for example, within the Enhancing Security Cooperation in and with Asia (ESIWA) framework;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas Japan adopted new national security and defence strategies in December 2022; whereas one of the pillars in Japan’s national defence strategy to achieve national security objectives entails maintaining a free and open international order and strengthening ties with like-minded countries and allies;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas Japan adopted new national security and defence strategies in December 2022
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the EU and Japan hold regular consultations and dialogues on security- and defence-related issues, including on cybersecurity, disinformation and space, while cooperating also on nuclear non- proliferation, nuclear disarmament and crisis management; whereas EU and Japan have recently launched a strategic dialogue at the foreign ministerial level;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the EU and Japan share the will to ensure the Indo-Pacific’s maritime security, the commitment to a free and open cyberspace, the opposition to the testing of nuclear missiles by North Korea as well as concerns on the peace and stability around Taiwan;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) – having regard to the EU Global Health Strategy, adopted on 30 November 2022,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas Japan is a partner of NATO in defending global norms and rules; whereas the NATO-Japan partnership has been further enhanced with the Individually Tailored Partnership Programme for 2023-2026;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the EUNAVFOR ATALANTA and Japan’s Defence Force are cooperating successfully and conduct join naval exercises in the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea; whereas the EU and Japan are exploring cooperation to provide training and capacity building in the areas of maritime security and peacekeeping for partners in South-East Asia and in Africa, including through the EU CRIMARIO project;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas Japan and the EU have jointly condemned the continued defiance of relevant UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea; whereas the EU has expressed its solidarity with Japan against North Korean provocations;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the EU and Japan have both
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the EU and Japan have both voiced their support for Ukraine and their opposition to Russia’s brutal, unprovoked and illegal war of aggression; whereas the EU and Japan have imposed restrictive measures against Russia following the illegal war of aggression;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas China's military build up, military activities and increasingly assertive foreign policy are causing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas both the EU and Japan have faced foreign influence operations and disinformation campaigns from authoritarian actors;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU and Japan have both committed to climate neutrality by 2050; whereas the climate neutrality objective cannot be reached without an active cooperation between the EU, Japan and other partners, aimed at deterring China from increasing its emissions, in a current global context where China emits more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than EU and Japan together;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the EU and Japan have both committed to climate neutrality by 2050; whereas Japan is a crucial partner for the EU in implementing the Paris Agreement; whereas addressing the dual climate and biodiversity crises necessitates adequate contributions from the EU and Japan to climate finance, including in particular the loss and damage fund;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas Japan´s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a special guest at the “EU Connectivity Forum” in Brussels in September 2019, at which the EU and Japan concluded a Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure; whereas this partnership was the first of its kind; whereas the EU and Japan have committed to supporting secure and sustainable, trusted connectivity
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 – having regard to the EU-Japan Memorandum of Cooperation on semiconductors and to the Memorandum of Cooperation
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the digital transformation and the global competition for technology have important economic and security dimensions; whereas the EU and Japan have shared interests in cooperation on international standard setting, artificial intelligence, network infrastructure, quantum computing and innovative technologies;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas a new partnership agreement between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific states will come into force in the near future; whereas this opens up opportunities for closer cooperation of the EU and Japan in their respective engagement with countries in the Indo-Pacific;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas the International Maritime Organization (IMO) sets global regulatory standards for the safety, security and environmental performance of international shipping;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas the EU has dedicated collaborative research financing, including from Horizon Europe, on semiconductor research and development;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) Hd. whereas the EU and Japan are leading donors of global development assistance; whereas the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed agreements, including on transport, infrastructure investments, microfinance and renewable energy sources;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas cooperation on scientific, societal, cultural and political issues and the mutual exchange of experience can strengthen the partnership and deliver for citizens on both sides; whereas parliamentary diplomacy and party-to- party relations can play a constructive role in this context;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) – having regard to the fifth meeting of the Japan-EU Space Policy Dialogue, held in Brussels 17 January 2023, and the signing of the Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas NATO and Japan work together bilaterally on a range of common security challenges such as cyber defence, new technologies and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) Ma. whereas Japan has yet to abolish the death penalty and continues to enforce it;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M b (new) Mb. whereas Japan is ranked 116 out of 146 in the World Economic Forum’s global gender gap index; whereas women account for just 10.6 % of all prefectural assembly members;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M c (new) Mc. whereas on 19 July 2022, Japan ratified Convention No 105 of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on the abolition of forced labour;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Highlights that the EU-Japan relationship is of exceptionally like-minded partners, built on a solid basis of shared values, democracy, common goals and mutually compatible interests, making Japan one of the EU’s most important and trusted partners globally; strongly emphasises the EU’s interest in deepening and broadening this partnership bilaterally and also in plurilateral and multilateral contexts; advocates for a Team Europe approach to the relationship; points out that with together almost 25% of global GDP, the partnership can and should play an important role in helping to shape a peaceful, rules-based, inclusive, just, sustainable and prosperous international order;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Highlights that the EU-Japan relationship is of exceptionally like-minded partners, built on a solid basis of shared values, democracy, free trade, common goals and mutually compatible interests, making Japan one of the EU’s most important and trusted partners globally; strongly emphasises the EU’s interest in deepening and broadening this partnership bilaterally and also in plurilateral and multilateral contexts; advocates for a Team Europe approach to the relationship;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Highlights that the EU-Japan relationship is one of exceptionally like- minded partners, built on a solid basis of shared values, democracy, common goals and mutually compatible interests, making Japan one of the EU’s most important and trusted partners globally; strongly emphasises the EU’s interest in deepening and broadening this partnership bilaterally and also in plurilateral and multilateral contexts; advocates for a Team Europe approach to the relationship;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the fundamental role of the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement and the EU-Japan SPA in the relationship; urges the remaining three EU Member States that have not yet done so to ratify the SPA; calls for the full implementation of both agreements; welcomes the development of an increasingly dense network of bilateral dialogues, consultations, memoranda and agreements with the annual EU-Japan Summit at the centre; welcomes also ever closer relations between Japan and individual EU Member States; underlines the meaning of multilateral trade-policy network and applauds Japans for its leading role in the conclusion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans- Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and also points to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and recommends the EU to seek close cooperation and, where possible, integration;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the fundamental role of the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement and the EU-Japan SPA in the relationship
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the fundamental role of the EU-Japan economic partnership agreement and the EU-Japan SPA in the relationship; encourages the remaining three EU Member States that have not yet done so to ratify the SPA; calls for the full implementation of both agreements; welcomes the development of an increasingly dense network of bilateral dialogues, consultations, memoranda and agreements with the annual EU-Japan Summit at the centre; welcomes also ever closer relations between Japan and individual EU Member States;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 – having regard to the Administrative Arrangement between EUNAVFOR ATALANTA and Japan’s De
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges the fundamental role of the EU-Japan economic partnership
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Applauds the work of the Japanese G7 presidency in 2023
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Applauds the work of the Japanese G7 presidency in 2023 and the overall excellent cooperation in the G7; points out that the EU also needs to cooperate very closely with Japan in the G20, the UN and its specialised agencies, the UNFCCC, international standardisation organisations and financial institutions and other international formats in the pursuit of peace, human rights, prosperity, the rule of law and the implementation of the sustainable development goals; calls for the establishment of a regular parliamentary consultation process ahead of multilateral events;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Applauds the work of the Japanese G7 presidency in 2023 and the overall excellent cooperation in the G7; points out that the EU also needs to cooperate very closely with Japan in the G20, the UN and its specialised agencies, the UNFCCC, international standardisation organisations and financial institutions and other international formats in the pursuit of peace, maritime security, non- proliferation and the resilience to hybrid threats as well as human rights, prosperity, the rule of law and the implementation of the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Applauds the work of the Japanese G7 presidency in 2023 and the overall excellent cooperation in the G7; points out that the EU, including its agencies and financial institutions, also needs to cooperate very closely with Japan in the G20, the UN and its specialised agencies, the UNFCCC, international standardisation organisations and financial institutions and other international formats in the pursuit of peace, human rights, prosperity, the rule of law and the implementation of the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement with Pacific island states or the recent Camp David Agreement with Korea and the US; continues to note Japan’s concerns about North Korea;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement with Pacific island states or the recent Camp David Agreement with Korea and the US;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement with Pacific island states or the recent Camp David Agreement with Korea and the US; continues to note Japan’s concerns about North Korea;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement with Pacific island states or the recent Camp David Agreement with Korea and the US; continues to note Japan’s concerns about North Korea; intends to continuously cooperate with Japan in order to oppose China’s aggressive policies towards its neighbours; shares Japan’s position that Taiwan is an important partner and a precious friend; reaffirms that the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is an indispensable element of security and prosperity in the international community; shares, further, Japan’s high regard for the Association of Southeas Asian Nations (ASEAN); welcomes the fact that some new vice- ministerial formats also include the EU (in groupings such as Japan/Australia/Korea/EU and Japan/Korea/US/EU);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) – having regard to the Co-Chairs’ press release of the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum held in Stockholm on 23 May 2023,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement with Pacific island states or the recent Camp David Agreement with Korea and the US;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement with Pacific island states or the recent
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable architecture in the Indo-Pacific,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Observes with interest Japan’s efforts to promote a stable security architecture in the Indo-Pacific, for instance through its participation in the Quad, its engagement
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Intends to continuously cooperate with Japan in order to oppose China’s aggressive policies towards its neighbours; shares Japan’s position that Taiwan is an important partner and a precious friend; shares, further, Japan’s high regard for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); welcomes the fact that some new vice- ministerial formats also include the EU (in groupings such as Japan/Australia/Korea/EU and Japan/Korea/US/EU);
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that the EU needs to build its naval presence and extend exercises and port calls with Japan, in the Indo- Pacific, in line with the EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and the EU Strategic Compass; recalls in this context that the EU has already engaged in light passsing exercises (PASSEX) with Japan which could serve as the basis for joint surveillance and tracking exercises, anti-submarine exercises or antimine exercises;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is grateful for the USD 7.6 billion of robust and unwavering support Japan is providing to Ukraine for its self-defence in Russia’s war of aggression, especially through the delivery of transport vehicles, bulletproof vests and mine-clearing equipment; agrees with Japan that it is crucially important to promote the alignment of all international actors that support the UN principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity against imperialist revisionism or hegemonic coercion; expresses the EU’s clear commitment to supporting efforts to uphold peace and stability in the Indo- Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, and to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific; raises concern that the balance of naval power and the strategic calculus will be adversely affected if Moscow decides to back Beijing in its territorial disputes with Japan and Southeast Asian countries;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 a (new) – having regard to Japan’s Global Health Strategy, launched in May 2022,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is grateful for the USD 7.6 billion of robust and unwavering support Japan is providing to Ukraine for its self-defence in Russia’s war of aggression; appreciates that Japan has adopted a wide range of sanctions against Russia; agrees with Japan that it is crucially important to promote the alignment of all international actors that support the UN principles of national sovereignty and territorial integrity against imperialist revisionism or hegemonic coercion; expresses the EU’s clear commitment to supporting efforts to uphold peace and stability in the Indo- Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, and to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is grateful for
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is grateful for the USD 7.6 billion of robust and unwavering support Japan is providing to Ukraine for its self-defence
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes with deep concern the increasing tension in the Indo-Pacific region and opposes any unilateral attempts to change status quo by force or coercion; expresses the EU’s clear commitment to supporting efforts to uphold peace and stability in the Indo- Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, and to promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, in accordance with international law; reiterates that a stable and secure Indo-Pacific is vital both for regional and global security;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Is worried about the risks resulting from this new phase of Sino-Russian relations, which sees, inter alia, increasingly closer economic ties, the advancement of military cooperation with joint military exercises in the Indo- Pacific, touches on various areas including artificial intelligence and new technologies, including for internal repression and control purposes;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine has disrupted global supplies of energy, raw materials and critical components; stresses the need to enhance the EU-Japan dialogue towards energy security, advocating green transission and towards reducing independence for the basic supplies chains on totalitarian regimes;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes Japan’s ratification of ILO Convention No 105 on the abolition of forced labour; calls on Japan to ratify the last missing fundamental ILO conventions, in particular Convention No 111 on discrimination in respect of employment and occupation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Condemns China's military activities and economic coercion; underlines the EU's commitment to have close cooperation with Japan in defending the global rules-based order and reducing dependencies in supply chains;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Japanese authorities to introduce a moratorium on the death penalty and commute all death sentences;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Notes that the Asia-Pacific region accounts for the largest portion of seaborne trade; highlights the need to protect and uphold open sea lines of communications and technology supply chains;
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