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# EU and Japan reaffirm digital partnership on chips, cables, quantum
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-05-12-eu-japan-digital-partnership-council-third-meeting/
- Published: 2025-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T04:00:22.000Z
- Description: The EU and Japan held their third Digital Partnership Council, reaffirming cooperation on semiconductors, including joint research on sub-2nm chip technology, plus submarine cables, AI, quantum and cybersecurity.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission joint statement, 12 May 2025](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/joint-statement-third-meeting-european-union-japan-digital-partnership-council?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not commit any new funding figure or binding instrument; the outcomes remain cooperation pledges.

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