EU-Japan Industrial Dialogue on Railways

The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the European Rail Industry Association (UNIFE) actively participated in the first meeting of the EU-Japan Industrial Dialogue on Railways, which took place on 27 March in Brussels. The Industrial Dialogue was organised by the European Commission and the Japanese government and facilitated exchanges on critical topics addressed in the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, including technical regulations and safety standards, railways markets and market access issues.