The JBCE has answered the European Commission’s call for stakeholder input on the EU 2020 Strategy. The mission and the priorities of JBCE align closely with the core of Europe 2020. JBCE has repeatedly supported the Strategy in its annual report and in the Recommendations of the EU-Japan Business Round Table. In the consultation JBCE highlighted the importance of the European Single Market, of comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) for bilateral and multilateral relations, and finally the need for a common regulatory framework through the dialogue among policy makers, regulators and businesses of the both regions.