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Japan Business Council in Europe

Business group · Business federations & chambers · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Japan Business Council in Europe appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

16
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
€500k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Created in 1999, JBCE is a leading European cross-sectoral organisation representing the interests of companies of Japanese parentage active in Europe.”

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“JBCE's main missions: > 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 JBCE's priorities: > Promote open trade and investment > Encourage a common regulatory framework > Foster responsible business conduct […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 16 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party956%
Socialists & Democrats425%
Renew Europe212%
European Conservatives & Reformists16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
1
2022
3
2023
3
2024
0
2025
1
2026
7

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Axel Voss
5 meetings · EPP
Bart Groothuis
2 meetings · Renew
Kosma Złotowski
1 meeting · ECR
Jörgen Warborn
1 meeting · EPP
Raphaël Glucksmann
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Nov 2026Andreas SchwabCloud and AI Development Act
2 Sep 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
25 Jun 2026Jörgen WarbornIndustrial Accelorator Act
25 Jun 2026Bart GroothuisIAA
25 Jun 2026Dirk GotinkIAA
25 Jun 2026Laura Ballarín CerezaIndustrial Accelerator Act
8 Jun 2026Pierre JouvetIndustry Accelerator Act
3 Jul 2025Mika AaltolaEU Affairs
8 Jun 2023Raphaël GlucksmannAPA level - Forced labour
8 Mar 2023Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
25 Jan 2023Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
7 Nov 2022Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
17 Oct 2022Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
15 Mar 2022Kosma ZłotowskiArtificial Intelligence Act
27 May 2021Bart GroothuisMeeting on NIS II report

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