Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership

AdoptedReference A9-0081/2024Committee INTAInternational trade

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How the groups voted

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The Left37

02611096%

S&D140

105013499%

Greens/EFA72

The European Parliament adopted by 453 votes to 34, with 60 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol amending the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership.The European Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the protocol.The EU and Japan are among the largest digital economies in the world. The EU seeks to accelerate and harness the benefits of the further digitalisation of the global economy and society. Data governance and cross-border data flows are crucial to this development. Data is the lifeline of many businesses and a critical component of business models and supply chains across many economic…