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Karl Cox, AmCham EU Chair, confirmed for additional one-year term

Following the confirmation process for the Chairmanship of the Board, we are delighted to announce that Karl Cox (Oracle) has been successfully confirmed for an additional one-year term beginning Tuesday, 18 October 2016. 

AmCham EU team completes Brussels Ekiden relay marathon, raises over €2700

A team from the AmCham EU Secretariat ran in the Acerta Brussels Ekiden relay marathon on Saturday, 15 October in aid of the Fondation Contre le Cancer. We are very proud to announce that we have raised over 2700EUR and would like to thank all those who donated!

AmCham EU Youth Entrepreneurship Award 2016 jury deliberation takes place

The 4th Annual Youth Entrepreneurship Award, in collaboration with JA Europe, jury deliberation took place on Tuesday, 11 October 2016 at the AmCham EU offices.

Finalists were judged on thier levels of innovation, sustainability and commercial potential by the six members of the jury: Alex Barker, Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times; Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU; Anthony L. Gardner, US Ambassador to the EU; Stefaan Hermans, Head of Cabinet to Commissioner Thyssen; Eva Paunova MEP (EPP, BG); and Patrick Xhonneux, Vice-President, EMEA, Marketing, SAS.

Presidency Group travels to Malta to meet Government Ministers ahead of Council Presidency

A delegation from the AmCham EU Presidency Group travelled to Malta this week for a series of high-level meetings with Government Ministers.

Meetings took place with:

• Prime Minister Hon. Joseph Muscat;
• Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Louis Grech;
• Parliamentary Secretary for EU funds and 2017 Presidency Hon. Ian Borg;
• Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change Hon. Jose Herrera;
• Minister for Finance Hon. Edward Scicluna;
• Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business Hon. Chris Cardona;
• Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy Hon. Emmanuel Mallia;
• Minister for Health Hon. Chris Fearne; and
• Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties Hon. Helena Dalli.

AmCham EU meets US Commercial Service’s Regional Senior Commercial Officers

AmCham EU met with the US Commercial Service’s Regional Senior Commercial Officers (RSCOs) in Europe on Wednesday, 21 September. The meeting was an opportunity to brief the RSCOs on some of the top policy priorities such as TTIP, Brexit, Copyright etc. for the EU and to discuss closer cooperation on advocacy.

For forther information please contact Roger Coelho (rco@amchameu.eu)

AmCham EU Secretariat travel to Blankenberge for team-building

The AmCham EU secretariat travelled to Blankenberge on the 13-14 September for a series of team-building exercises including frisbee, beach volleyball, rafting, biking and bowling.

Special thanks to Susan and Max for organising!

EU businesses call for customs procedures to focus on economic growth and increased trade

EU businesses throughout the value chain could benefit significantly if customs was better integrated with  economic and trade policy and implemented identically across the EU.