Europe’s food and drink exports to Japan amount to €3.7bn (US$4.59bn) representing 5% of all exports outside the EU.
“For the EU food and drink industry, a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement is an optimal solution to bring the bilateral trade relations to their full potential,”FDE said.
“FoodDrinkEurope trusts that EU Member States will make a proper assessment of the opportunities a comprehensive Agreement could provide for Europe’s largest manufacturing sector and that the Council of Ministers will grant a negotiating mandate to the European Commission without any unnecessary delay,” it said.
