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Petr Ježek
Born in Prague in 1965. A graduate of Prague’s University of Economics, Petr Ježek joined his country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as a diplomat. For some ten years, he held relatively high posts related to the country’s ties with the EU, e.g. heading the Foreign Ministry’s European Integration Department and serving as Deputy State Secretary for European Affairs. He also worked as chief of staff of then Czech Prime Minister Vladimír Špidla. In 2014, Petr Ježek was elected Member of the European Parliament on the ballot of the ANO 2011 party.
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On Monday, 17 November, I made a keynote speech at the 17th Japan-EU conference alongside Japanese Ambassador to the EU, Keiichi Katakami. The aim of the conference was to explore ways of strengthening the Economic and Strategic Partnership between the two sides.
I emphasised that in my role as chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation to Japan, I would work closely with my Japanese counterparts during the next 5 years in order to foster mutual cooperation between Japan and the European Union. The role of inter-parliamentary cooperation is key due to the close connections between parliamentarians and citizens.
The next few years will be essential in defining the long term relationship between both sides, not least with the likely conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). Both of these partnerships are huge opportunities for the European Union to increase growth and investment, which are essential to increase the prosperity of citizens from the Czech Republic to Portugal, Ireland to Estonia. The European Parliament will play a key role in this process.
I concluded my speech by highlighting the key date of the 17th November in the history of the Czech Republic. On the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, we could reflect on the dramatic changes which we have undergone since then. In a world which in many regions is teetering on the edge, Japan and the EU are two examples of how constructive parliamentary democracies can bring security and prosperity to their citizens.
To recognise this, I finished my speech by presenting the Japanese Ambassador with a commemorative medal and reminded him of the importance of two strong partners continuing to work together to increase global security, trade and prosperity.