” “During the visit of the vice-president of the EU Commission, Günter Verheugen, to Japan, “many subjects will be discussed, in particular the measures to be taken to strengthen competitiveness and promote innovation. Other points on the agenda are the protection of intellectual property rights, a more effective fight against counterfeiting and the measures to be taken to improve the working conditions of European and Japanese companies”. “Both Japan and the European Union explains the German commissioner are struggling with the growing competitiveness of the developing countries. So we have plenty of things in common with Japan. We must explore new forms of cooperation to face the economic challenges that we have to stand up to and promote competitiveness in Japan and the in EU”. During his visit, Verheugen is going to meet people from the European and Japanese business world, including the European Business Council of Japan and the Nippon Keidanren, the Japanese Businessmen Federation.
