European Union: EU-Japan cooperation arrangement on digital platform regulation
Progress
Current status
adopted
05 May 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Timeline of events
EU and Japan signed cooperation arrangement on digital platform regulation
On 5 May 2026, the European Commission services responsible for the enforcement of the Digital Services Act concluded a cooperation arrangement with Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications during the fourth meeting of the EU–Japan Di…
SourceEvent type
declaration
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government