Japan-EU Relations
Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA)
September 24, 2026
1. Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) and its Outline
- Japan-EU SPA (English (PDF)
/ Japanese (PDF) ) - Outline (PDF)
2. Background
| May 2011 | Summit leaders agreed to start the process for parallel negotiations for “a binding agreement, covering political, global, and other sectoral cooperation in a comprehensive manner (Omitted)” (SPA) and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) at the 20th Japan-EU Summit. |
| March 2013 | Summit leaders decided to launch negotiations of the Japan-EU SPA and EPA/FTA at their telephone talks. |
| July 2017 | Summit leaders agreed Agreement in principle on Japan-EU SPA and EPA at the 24th Japan-EU Summit. |
| February 2018 | Agreement in the Japan-EU SPA negotiation Japan-EU SPA at the Japan-EU Foreign Ministers’ telephone talks |
| July 17, 2018 | Japan-EU SPA was signed at the 25th Japan-EU Summit. |
| November 1, 2024 | Instruments related to ratification of the Japan-EU SPA was exchanged at the 1st Japan-EU Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue |
3. Negotiations on the Japan-EU SPA
- Thirteenth Round of Negotiations on Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Twelfth Round of Negotiations on Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Negotiations on Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) Follow-up meeting of negotiations
- Eleventh Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Tenth Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Ninth Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Eighth Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Seventh Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Sixth Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Fifth Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Fourth Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Third Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- Second Round of Negotiations on the Japan EU Strategic Partnership Agreement
- First Round of Negotiations on the Japan-EU agreement covering political and other cooperation
4. Joint Committee of the Japan-EU SPA
- Japan and the EU hold the 6th meeting of the Joint Committee of the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) (March 16, 2026)
- Japan and the EU hold the 5th meeting of the Joint Committee of the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) (December 19, 2024)
- The Informal Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) (April 14, 2022)
- The Third Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) (March 1, 2021)
- The Second Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) (February 4, 2020)
- The first Joint Committee of the Japan-EU Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) (March 25, 2019)