Civil Society Dialogue on the ex-post evaluation of the EU-Japan EPA: Draft final report

• Date: Thursday 28 May, 10:00-12:00
• Location: WEBEX

Meeting details

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At this meeting, the European Commission will present a draft final report on the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) written by the European Consortium for Trade Evaluations, also known as ECFORTE (comprising Trade Impact, the European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS), Cambridge Econometrics, and Sustainable Quality Consult). 

The study aims to support the ex-post evaluation of the EU-Japan EPA after five years of application, to be prepared by the European Commission for assessing the impact of the Agreement in its economic, social, environmental, and human rights dimension. 

The presentation of the draft final report will be followed by an exchange on matters related to the study. 

Read the draft final report and accompanying documents. 

Speakers

Lead speaker

• Head of Unit – Unit B1 Far East, Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
• Consultants: European Consortium for Trade Evaluations (ECFORTE)

Moderator

• Civil Society Coordination – Transparency, Civil society and Communication Unit, Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission

Agenda

1. Introduction.
2. Presentation of the draft Final Report by the consultants
3. Open discussion with stakeholders.

Webex access code and password will be sent to registered participants. We would be grateful if participants could launch their WEBEX connection at least 30 minutes in advance of the meeting so that any technical problems can be arranged in time before the meeting.

Further resources

• Presentation
• Meeting report