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
Response to Digital Omnibus revising several legislative acts in view of regulatory simplification
10 Oct 2025
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
Response to A strategy for strengthening the EU’s leadership in global digital affairs
21 May 2025
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 Evaluation of the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership
28 Oct 2024
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
Response to Product priorities under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
12 May 2023
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
Response to Ecodesign and energy labelling working plan 2020-2024
2 Jun 2021
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Dec 2020 · Artificial Intelligence
Response to Sustainable Products Policy Legislative Initiative
16 Nov 2020
Response to Proposal for legislation fostering more sustainable corporate governance in companies
8 Oct 2020
Response to Revision of Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery
11 Feb 2019
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