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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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A delegation of nine Japanese MPs are being hosted in Strasbourg by Petr Ježek and the European Parliament's Japan delegation for a round of discussions on various topics of common concern such as the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Strategic Partnership agreement (SPA).
The delegation was personally welcomed by the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, at the plenary session, and by the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker for a photo call.
In the context of the EPA, Petr Ježek welcomed Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström to address the delegation. Both the Commissioner and the head of the Japanese Delegation, Mr Kenji Kosaka, reiterated the commitment from both sides to a swift completion of the agreement, although acknowledged that a number of obstacles still stood in the way of a final agreement.
Mrs Malmström stressed the importance of making progress in areas such as geographical indications and the reduction of non-tariff barriers.
During the working sessions of the IPM, members are set to discuss in detail the current political and economic situation in the EU and Japan, exchanging views on the Juncker plan and Prime Minister Abe's so called 'Abenomics' model for Japan.
They are also expected to discuss issues such as cyber security, passenger name record (PNR) agreements and challenges of ageing populations
Commenting on the visit of the Japanese delegation, Mr. Ježek said:
“I am pleased to welcome our counterparts from Japan to continue the tradition of yearly Inter-parliamentary meetings. Japan and Europe are strategic partners who share values and interests and who face many common challenges in this increasingly difficult world.”
“As the oldest established delegation of the European Parliament, it is important that we continue to work together to enhance the relations between Europe and Japan.”