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AmCham EU’s Town Hall with Gerassimos Thomas, Director-General, DG TAXUD, European Commission

AmCham EU welcomed Gerassimos Thomas, Director-General, DG TAXUD, European Commission at the monthly Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, 10 November. Mr Thomas shared his insights on the impact of the pandemic on the European economy, and focused on the tax and customs-related implications of the EU’s recovery.

AmCham EU issues response to European Commission trade review

On Thursday, 12 November AmCham EU submitted its response to the European Commission’s trade policy review. The EU’s new trade strategy is an opportunity for the EU to reassert its leading role as a global, open market. Ambitious rules-based trade policies can protect European values, while driving innovation and inclusive growth that benefits all citizens. A robust trade agenda is critical to European innovation and prosperity. The global disruptions created by COVID-19 have highlighted the importance of strong, secure and diverse supply chains. In light of this, the EU is reviewing its trade policy. AmCham EU supports strengthening trade policy around three key priorities: building resilience, competing on even footing and rebooting multilateralism. Read our positions here.

AmCham EU publishes response to the European Commission’s inception impact assessment on the Sustainable Products Initiative

On Tuesday, 3 November AmCham EU submitted its response to the European Commission’s inception impact assessment on the Sustainable Products Initiative. With this initiative, the Commission promises to make products placed on the EU market more sustainable. While AmCham EU members fully support the circular economy transition and are committed to closing the carbon loop, we wish to underline the need to maintain the main principles of a legislative framework that is already delivering excellent results. The contribution calls on the European Commission to ensure the coherence of any new legislative initiative with existing regulations addressing products in different life phases. Read AmCham EU’s contribution here.

AmCham EU CEO shares message at AmCham Estonia Women in Leadership luncheon

Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU appeared in a video screened at AmCham Estonia's Women in Leadership luncheon on Friday, 30 October. The video featured several women CEOs from the AmChams in Europe network who each shared their advice on how they've coped with the pandemic over the past year. Susan shared her tips on work-life balance, urging viewers to 'be strong, be safe, be kind'. See here for more information.

How the European Green Deal can boost the economic recovery

The European Green Deal will be key to the success of the EU’s economic recovery. American companies are actively working towards the transition to a greener economy in Europe and are committed to supporting the EU’s objective of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

Find out more about our views on key initiatives under the Green Deal umbrella, including how to finance the transition to a circular economy, ways to create more sustainable food systems and efforts to decarbonise energy.

Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU discusses trade with Financial Times

This week Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU, joined the Financial Times' trade newsletter 'Trade Secrets' to answer three questions. She took this opportunity to outline why a comprehensive EU-UK deal remains critical for American companies. She also shared her views on the future of the transatlantic economic relationship and the reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Read more here (full article behind paywall).

For more information, please contact Thibaut L’Ortye (TLO@amchameu.eu).

AmCham EU Chair, Zeger Vercouteren (J&J) speaks about his new role

Zeger Vercouteren (J&J), Chair, AmCham EU speaks about his vision regarding his new role in a video published on Wednesday, 21 October. He outlines that for his tenure he foresees an 'inclusive, innovative' AmCham EU that can contribute to a strong, positive transatlantic relationship. See here for more information.  

Plenary on Healthcare - A world leader and innovator: creating a strong innovation ecosystem for life science in Europe

On Tuesday, 20 October, AmCham EU hosted a plenary meeting on healthcare. The discussion focused on the strengths and weaknesses of the EU innovation ecosystem in contrast with US approaches, the implications of the pharma strategy and the role of programmes such as Horizon Europe and EU4Health to entice European health innovation.

Participants included Cristian-Silviu Busoi, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, RO) and Robert Grant, Director of International Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC).

The official AmCham EU Chair handover also took place during the plenary meeting. Once again, we would like to thank outgoing Chairman Maxime Bureau (3M) and welcome the new AmCham EU Chair, Zeger Vercouteren (J&J). 

Rebooting the transatlantic economy: webinar

On Wednesday, 14 October over 65 participants tuned in for AmCham EU’s webinar on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the transatlantic economy and paving the way to recovery with Joseph P. Quinlan, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network who outlined the key findings from his newly published report on ‘Rebooting the transatlantic economy’.