NEW - AmCham Bulgaria’s Executive Club: Virtual Meeting with Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

3 Jun 2020
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Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU and Chair, AmChams in Europe provided welcome remarks at a webinar hosted by AmCham Bulgaria. Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission was the guest speaker at the event.

Commissioner Gabriel spoke about the importance of cross-country cooperation, the need for synergy and upskilling. She also outlined the required next steps that will allow Europe to successfully tackle the current COVID-19 crisis and emphasised that cooperation and unity are paramount in this next phase.

We would like to thank Petar T. Ivanov, CEO, AmCham Bulgaria and Olivier Marquette, President, AmCham Bulgaria for inviting Susan to join this webinar as a speaker and as active participant in her role as the Chair of AmChams in Europe.

NEW - AmChams in Europe: US week virtual outreach

3 Jun 2020
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The AmChams in Europe network, which represents 45 AmChams in 43 countries in Europe and wider Europe, travels every year to Washington, DC to meet with high-level US stakeholders.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the annual conference took place virtually this year from Monday, 11 May until Wednesday, 27 May. 

Executives from over 30 AmChams gathered together to meet with:

  • The National Economic Council
  • The US Chamber of Commerce
  • Fox Radio News
  • The US Department of State
  • The Atlantic Council
  • The US Department of Commerce

The topics of discussion focused on EU-US relations, US elections, US-UK trade as well as on COVID-19 and its influence on the transatlantic relationship. The importance of collaboration and coordination and the need for Chambers to act as bridgebuilders in these challenging times emerged in every discussion. 

NEW - Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU speaks on EU economic recovery

3 Jun 2020
All Committees

Last week, the European Commission presented an ambitious recovery plan for the EU economy but a tough balancing act remains in front of us. American companies in Europe fully supported the Commission’s proposal. Read our full statement here. To further show our support, we have also published sector-by-sector recommendations to ensure that Europe does not stall on its road to recovery. Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU breaks down the key messages in the paper and outlines the need for a coordinated response, watch her video and read our recommendations for the details. 

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Final position papers

2 Jun 2020
The road to economic recovery: responding to the crisis
29 May 2020
Supporting document to AmCham EU's response to the public consultation on the European strategy for data
11 May 2020
Cross-Industry Initiative for better regulation in chemicals management (CII) technical paper "CII recommendations for a more effective and consistent RMOA process"
11 May 2020
Cross-Industry Initiative for better regulation in chemicals management (CII) paper "Towards a more effective and consistent RMOA process to support the ambitions of the European Green Deal"
6 May 2020
Gaps & overlaps between RoHS and REACH: Going beyond the common understanding paper
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