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AmCham EU Customs Conference: "European Customs in a Changing World" on 14 September
Aug 30, 2010 -  AmCham EU, in partnership with Digital Europe, the European Express Association and EUROPRO, are pleased to announce that their second joint conference “European Customs in a changing world - creating a more competitive business environment in Europe” will take place on Tuesday, September 14th 2010 at the Stanhope Hotel, Rue du Commerce 9, B-1000 Brussels.
We are delighted to announce that European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Mr. Algirdas Šemeta, will deliver the opening keynote address of the conference.
Our programme for the day also includes high-level panellists from the European Commission, the World Customs Organisation, national customs authorities as well as key industry and association representatives in what promises to be a lively day of discussion.
To register for the conference and view the full programme of this conference on the AmCham EU website, please click here.
Registration
Conference programme
Photo: Keynote speaker of the upcoming AmCham EU customs conference, Algirdas Šemeta, Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud (© European Commission)
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EU-US Summit to be held on November 20th in Lisbon
Aug 18, 2010 -  Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, and Jose Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Commission, will welcome U.S. President Barack Obama at the next EU-US Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 20th 2010.
The transatlantic relationship includes a commitment to advancing the ideals of democracy and human rights, fighting terrorism, preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and promoting growth and jobs.
Further information:
European Council
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You can now pay for AmCham EU events online!
Jul 29, 2010 -
To make things easier for you, our members, you can now pay for events online using your credit card. Now registering and paying is really easy and payments are secured and protected by Ogone. If you don’t want to pay by credit card, you can still be invoiced for an event if you choose.
To sign up for an event you simply go to our website www.amchameu.eu, log in with your username and password. Public events can be accessed without a password.
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USTR's General Counsel Tim Reif meets with AmCham EU Trade Committee
Jul 28, 2010 -  On July 28th, members of the AmCham EU Trade Committee met with Mr. Tim Reif, the General Counsel for United States Trade Representative (USTR). Mr Reif is responsible for providing legal advice to the USTR, Deputy USTRs, as well as regional and other USTR offices.
At the AmCham EU breakfast meeting, Mr. Reif briefed AmCham EU members on the USTR's priorities, including: the completion of the Doha round; Free Trade Agreements; trade issues and disputes with China; and closer cooperation with the EU.
In the question and answer session, the USTR's General Counsel responded to several questions touching upon a number of trade issues from trade barriers and export taxes to the enforcement of IP rights and compliance with WTO rules. Mr. Reif also asked AmCham EU members about their business experience and the issues facing their companies in the context of EU-US trade relations.
PHOTO: Mr. Tim Reif, the General Counsel for United States Trade Representative (USTR).
Related web links:
Profile of Mr. Tim Reif, General Counsel, USTR
United States Trade Representative
DG Trade
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Deputy Director-General sets out Commisson’s competition priorities at AmCham EU plenary
Jul 20, 2010 -  On Tuesday July 20th, Ms. Nadia Calviño (Deputy Director-General, DG Competition) addressed members of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) outlining the European Commission’s priorities in the field of competition policy for the next five years.
“Our top priority has been dealing with the crisis”, Ms. Calviño stated during her keynote speech at AmCham EU’s July plenary meeting, before adding that "there is consensus on the need to enforce competition, even in these difficult times".
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AmCham EU's Executive Council at the European Business Summit
Jul 01, 2010 -  The Executive Council of AmCham EU (ExCo) held its plenary meeting to coincide with the European Business Summit taking place in Brussels (June 30th- July 1st).
ExCo's two day programme of high-level meetings with key decision-makers from the European institutions started on Wednesday with a meeting with the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Affairs, John Dalli, followed by a meeting with the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy.
AmCham EU's ExCo met also with President Barroso; US Ambassadors William E. Kennard (US Ambassador to the EU) and Michael Punke (US Ambassador to the WTO); the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard; the European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services, Michel Barnier; and European Parliament Internal Market committee chair Malcolm Harbour MEP.
On June 30th, AmCham EU ExCo chair, Mikael Hagström (SAS), participated in the EBS programme's panel on Driving Global Recovery: what can Europe learn from Asia?
The following day, Tom Regent (AT&T) participated in the panel session Transatlantic Economic Growth and Innovation. Mark Spelman (Accenture) took part on the panel Innovating Industry: building a knowledge-based economy.
PHOTOS: Top - ExCo members with President of the Council of the European Union, Herman Van Rompuy. Below - Mark Spelman, Vice-Chair ExCo, Commissioner Dalli, and John Vassallo, Chair of AmCham EU.
Photo Gallery of AmCham EU's Executive Council meetings at the European Business Summit
Video interviews with Executive Council members participating at the European Business Summit
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