Indo-Pacific and Europe: growing partnerships in support of rules-based trade order
How should the EU and the Indo-Pacific region cooperate for a resilient trade order?
Speakers
Aslak Berg
Research fellow, Centre for European Reform
Ignacio García Bercero
Bruegel Senior Fellow
Tsuyoshi Kawase
Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Professor, Sophia University
Akihiko Tamura
Senior Advisor, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Michito Tsuruoka
Professor, Keio University
Deputy Director, Keio Center for Strategy (KCS)
Takashi Yoshizawa
Director of Administration, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Agenda
Opening remarks
12:00-12:05- Takashi Yoshizawa, Director of Administration, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Agenda
Session 1: European perspectives
12:05-12:30- Chair: André Sapir, Bruegel Senior Fellow
- Aslak Berg, Research fellow, Centre for European Reform
- Ignacio García Bercero, Bruegel Senior Fellow
- Akihiko Tamura, Senior Advisor, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
Agenda
Session 2: Japanese perspectives
12:30-12:55- Chair: Akihiko Tamura, Senior Advisor, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
- Tsuyoshi Kawase, Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI); Professor, Sophia University
- Michito Tsuruoka, Professor, Keio University; Deputy Director, Keio Center for Strategy (KCS)
- Ignacio García Bercero, Bruegel Senior Fellow
Agenda
Q&A
12:55-13:10Agenda
Closing remarks
13:10-13:15- André Sapir, Bruegel Senior Fellow
As the global trade order faces fragmentation and rising US protectionism, deeper cooperation between the EU and Indo-Pacific partners is more urgent than ever. This online event jointly organised with RIETI, explored how the Indo-Pacific region—especially Japan—and Europe can lead efforts to rebuild a resilient, rule-based trade framework. It will focus on approaches that go beyond specific trade activities. The discussion included scenarios like the CPTPP-EU convergence.
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