The EU Gateway Programme is managed by the European Union and helps European Union companies to succeed in Japan and Korea by providing support at the critical early stages of their market penetration strategy. The Programme aims at facilitating the access of European companies to the Japanese and Korean markets.
The Programme aims to organise around 30 missions to Japan and 15 to Korea over a period of 6 years (2009-2014). Missions will be arranged according to economic sector and will accommodate up to 40 EU companies for Japan and up to 30 EU companies for Korea.