# EU-Japan relations

European Parliament procedure 2023/2107(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee AFET / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 188 committee amendments tabled by 36 Members between 2023-09-22 and 2023-10-06.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns EU-Japan relations. The amendments revise recitals citing dialogues and agreements such as the Japan-EU Digital Partnership and cooperation on semiconductors and submarine cables, and address Japan as the EU's strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific, shared values and the rules-based order, maritime security and UNCLOS, Japan's new national security and defence strategies, the NATO-Japan partnership, and concerns regarding North Korea, China and Taiwan.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhard BÜTIKOFER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96739.md |
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197406.md |
| Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO | Spain | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125043.md |
| Pedro SILVA PEREIRA | Portugal | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124747.md |
| Paolo DE CASTRO | Italy | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96891.md |
| Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ | Slovakia | NI | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96653.md |
| Margarida MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197638.md |
| Karsten LUCKE | Germany | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/228286.md |
| Tonino PICULA | Croatia | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112744.md |
| Pedro MARQUES | Portugal | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197634.md |
| Demetris PAPADAKIS | Cyprus | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124692.md |
| David MCALLISTER | Germany | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124806.md |
| Barry ANDREWS | Ireland | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204332.md |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197401.md |
| Emmanuel MAUREL | France | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24505.md |

## Official source documents

- PE753.631: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-753631_EN.pdf
- PE753.822: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-753822_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-2107-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-2107-INI.json

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