Japan Business Council in Europe

JBCE

OUR MISSION: We seek to: > Build a bridge between the EU and Japan, and enhance Europe’s understanding of companies of Japanese parentage and their contribution to the European economy > Contribute to EU public policy by sharing our members’ expertise with decision-makers across sectors > Promote a favourable and predictable environment in which European and Japanese companies of all sectors can compete for sustainable growth in Europe OUR PRIORITIES: 1. We promote open trade and investment 2. We encourage a common regulatory framework 3. We foster responsible business conduct

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Olivier Bringer (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

18 Nov 2025 · EU-Japan Digital Partnership and potential areas for further collaboration with JBCE

Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

28 Oct 2025 · DG Kerstin Jorna Meeting - Speaking engagement with JP companies

Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Bureau du Tibet

3 Jul 2025 · EU Affairs

Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

4 Jun 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Ralph Schmitt-Nilson (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

7 Apr 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

25 Mar 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Eddy De Smijter (Head of Unit Competition)

11 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the experience with the enforcement of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”)

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Response to Administrative burden

28 Nov 2023

Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Jun 2023 · APA level - Forced labour

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

25 Jan 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

7 Nov 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

17 Oct 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Albright Stonebridge Group LLC

13 Oct 2022 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

17 Mar 2022 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Petar Vitanov (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

16 Mar 2022 · AI Act

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

15 Mar 2022 · Artificial Intelligence Act

Meeting with Silvia Modig (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Oct 2021 · Batteries and waste batteries

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Dec 2020 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Alessandro Carano (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

15 Feb 2018 · Introduce new Executive Director

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

15 Jan 2018 · EU Digital Policies and Priorities; EU-Japan cooperation

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

16 Jun 2017 · Digitisation of industry

Meeting with Jon Nyman (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

12 Dec 2016 · Possible participation at a future event