{"id":961,"date":"2025-07-23T12:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=961"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:37:15","slug":"eu-japan-vow-joint-push-for-fair-global-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=961","title":{"rendered":"EU, Japan vow joint push for ‘fair’ global trade"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Europe and Japan represent a fifth of global GDP and a market of 600 million people, said Von der Leyen (David Mareuil)<\/div>\n

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The EU and Japan pledged on Wednesday to work together on championing a “free and fair” trade global system, as US tariffs and disputes with China rattle their economies.<\/p>\n

Brussels and Tokyo announced a “competitiveness alliance” to increase bilateral trade, address unfair practices, and boost innovation, at a summit in the Japanese capital.<\/p>\n

“In today’s world, competitiveness has to be built with trusted partners such as Japan,” European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen told journalists after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.<\/p>\n

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