At the 25th EU-Japan Summit, which took place in Tokyo in July, two agreements have been signed that will significantly boost bilateral trade (the Strategic Partnership Agreement and the Economic Partnership Agreement). The Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan creates an open trade zone covering over 600 million people and nearly a third of global GDP. It will remove the vast majority of the EUR 1 billion of duties paid annually by EU companies exporting to Japan, and has led to the removal of a number of long-standing regulatory barriers, for example on cars. The EU Free Trade Agreement with Japan is on the way.
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New funding opportunity for innovative products and services in zero emission vehicles
What are the E-BOOST Open Calls? E-BOOST is a Eurocluster co-funded by the European Commission under the SMP. It organises Open Calls with the overall aim to identify product innovations in order to reduce dependency on critical inputs and technologies in the E- BOOST value chains, to introduce new-to-firm products or services, and to engage […]
CBAM: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the EU’s instrument to set a fair price on carbon emitted when producing carbon-intensive goods
Consultation on the Single Market Programme
DG GROW has published an open consultation to gather feedback for an interim evaluation of the Single Market Programme 2021-2027.
