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Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN Chair Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Netherlands Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN  
 
Sandra KALNIETE Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Latvia Vienotība
Sandra KALNIETE  
 
Artur ZASADA Vice-Chair Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Poland Platforma Obywatelska
Artur ZASADA  
 
Zoltán BAGÓ Member Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) Hungary Fidesz-Magyar Polgári Szövetség-Keresztény Demokrata Néppárt
Zoltán BAGÓ  
 
Bastiaan BELDER Member Europe of freedom and democracy Group Netherlands Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij
Bastiaan BELDER  
 
Sandrine BÉLIER Member Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance France Europe Écologie
Sandrine BÉLIER  
 
Nessa CHILDERS Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Ireland Labour Party
Nessa CHILDERS  
 
Mark DEMESMAEKER Member Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance Belgium Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
Mark DEMESMAEKER  
 
Dolores GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Spain Partido Socialista Obrero Español
Dolores GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO  
 
Jens GEIER Member Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
Jens GEIER  
 
 
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Presentation and competencies
 

The European Parliament Delegation for relations with Japan is one of the longest established in the Parliament.  The Delegation was created in 1979 and since that date has held annual interparliamentary meetings (IPMs) with counterparts from the Japanese Diet.
 
The IPMs take place in alternate years in Japan and in one of the places of work of the European Parliament. The 34th EU - Japan IPM was in Tokyo in February 2013. In addition, the Bureaus of the Delegation or specialised working groups regularly visit the counterpart Parliament to examine specific subjects and to prepare the IPMs.

The agenda items of the IPMs cover areas such as trade, economic and financial issues, environment and climate change, security in the Pacific region, human rights, cooperation in the field of science, technology & innovation. One of the  key topics of the EU - Japanese dialogue at present is the process towards a deep and comprehensive EU - Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
 
The EU relationship with Japan is founded on the 2001 EU - Japan Action Plan. It has broadened in recent years along the lines of the Action Plan and now extends far beyond the trade-related focus of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 
 
 
 
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You can contact the Secretariat of the Delegation for relations with Japan by email at the following address:
                                              
or by fax:
+32 2 284 68 31 (Brussels)
+33 3 881 79059 (Strasbourg)
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