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US presidential election: a renewed opportunity for transatlantic leadership

9 Nov 2020
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Brussels, 9 November 2020 – The American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU) congratulates President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on the results of the 2020 US presidential election.

American companies in Europe are committed to working with the new US Administration to advance the trade and investment relationship between the EU and the US. A strong EU-US partnership, based on shared values and interests, is critical to jobs, prosperity and security on both sides of the Atlantic. The EU and the US are each other’s strongest allies.

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

4 Nov 2020
Environment

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 Slovenia Virtual Election Night: AmCham EU CEO appears on panel

4 Nov 2020
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On Tuesday, 3 November 2020 the US went to the ballot to elect its next President. To mark the occasion, AmCham Slovenia held its Virtual Election Night, in which Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU participated as a panellist alongside Emmanuel Adam, BritishAmerican Business and Andrew Anzur Clement, political scientist and author; moderated by Asja Vodnik, CEO, AmCham Slovenia.

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

3 Nov 2020
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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.

Chatham House Global Trade Conference: AmCham EU CEO offers perspectives on global power dynamics and trade

30 Oct 2020
Trade & External Affairs

What is the next phase for the international trading system, in the face of changing geopolitical realities? That was the question put to Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU and her fellow panellists Dr Jie Yu, Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House and Fred Hochberg, Former Chairman and President, US Export-Import Bank at the Chatham House Global Trade Conference on Thursday, 29 October 2020. The esteemed panel was moderated by Shawn Donnan, Senior Writer, Bloomberg News. 

How the European Green Deal can boost the economic recovery

28 Oct 2020
Environment

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.

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: AmCham EU interviewed in Chemical Watch

26 Oct 2020
Environment

Natasa Sbrizaj, Chair of the Environment Committee, and Alexander Majer, Issue Lead on Sustainable Chemicals, AmCham EU, spoke to Chemical Watch about the EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. They outlined our concerns regarding the definition of ‘essential use’ in the new strategy and the potential impact on established risk assessment mechanisms. Read more here.

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

26 Oct 2020
Trade & External Affairs

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).

American Hour – Covering the US Elections: Breaking news from DC!

22 Oct 2020
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On Wednesday, 21 October, over 100 participants tuned in for AmCham EU’s webinar, ‘American Hour: Covering the US elections: Breaking news from DC!’ with Jon Decker, White House Correspondent, Fox News Radio; Shawn Donnan, Senior Writer, Bloomberg; and Suzanne Lynch, US Correspondent, Irish Times. In this conversation moderated by Victoria Main, CEO, Cambre Associates, the three senior journalists discussed their coverage of the 2020 US elections during a global pandemic and the key factors that could decide the election.

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

21 Oct 2020
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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.  

AmChams in Europe virtual best practices conference

20 Oct 2020
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Last week, over 60 representatives from more than 30 American Chambers of Commerce (AmChams) across Europe and Eurasia attended the annual Best Practices Conference. This year the conference was held virtually to respect the government guidelines and the safety of the participants. In her capacity as Chair of the AmChams in Europe network, Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU chaired the conference.

Every year, the AmChams in Europe Community selects the most inspiring best practice among its members. This year's finalists included AmCham Slovenia, AmCham Germany, AmCham Kosovo, AmCham EU and AmCham Israel. The winner of the 2020 Creative Network Award is AmCham Ukraine with its 'Leadership in Times of Crisis' project. A warm congratulations to Andy Hunder, President, AmCham Ukraine and to his team!

Thank you to AmCham Slovenia, in charge of running the Secretariat of the AmChams in Europe network and the Executive Committee of AmChams in Europe for the hard work on this virtual edition of the conference.  

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

20 Oct 2020
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Healthcare
Plenary Meeting

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). 

Global Trade 2020: Towards meaningful and sustainable reform

19 Oct 2020
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Trade & External Affairs

Join the event to explore developments and discuss ways to ensure effective and sustainable governance at the annual Chatham House Global Trade conference on 29-30 October. Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU will participate as a panellist during the ‘Global Power Dynamics and Trade: What’s the Next Phase?’ session taking place on Thursday, 29 October. You can register for the conference here and access with the code TRADEAMCH.

Rebooting the transatlantic economy: webinar

15 Oct 2020
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Transatlantic

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’.

Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU speaks on the EU and the future of trade

14 Oct 2020
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On Tuesday, 13 October, Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU, participated in a Fiscal Note event on the EU and the future of trade. She stressed that Europe's trade future depends on its response to the pandemic. The event also touched upon the EU-US relationship, the WTO and on EU - China relations. Other panellists included Frank Heemskerk, Secretary General of the ERT and Laurent Ruessmann, Trade Partner, Fieldfisher LLP. The event was moderated by Mark Dober, Managing Partner, Dober Partners and opening remarks were given by Maryvonne Maetz, Trade Policy Analyst, FiscalNote Europe. View the recording here. 

Rebooting the Transatlantic Economy

14 Oct 2020
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Transatlantic

Rarely has the global economy been rocked as hard as from the recent coronavirus and subsequent downturn in global economic activity. Unprecedented, extraordinary, unparalleled, Great Depression-like – the narrative is still searching for the right words to describe the global pandemic of 2020 and the historic decline in global economic activity.

Find out more about the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on transatlantic trade and investment from our 'Rebooting the Transatlantic Economy' webpage and newly published report from Joseph P. Quinlan, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network. The report outlines key trends affecting the global economy and what they mean for the resilience of the transatlantic relationship. For more information on a stronger transatlantic relationship, read our set of recommendations published this week.

Invested in Europe: Supporting equal access to education in Romania

13 Oct 2020
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Some 13,000 underprivileged children in Romania are able to access a quality education that would otherwise have been out of their reach thanks to the UiPath Foundation. Teachers across the country are also being trained to nurture the potential of children in poverty as part of the Foundation’s initiative. Read more about the UiPath Foundation’s story on our Invested in Europe Platform.

Invested in Europe beyond the numbers

If you are interested in contributing a story of your company’s commitment to Europe beyond the economics, we would love to hear from you! Get in touch with Nick Pawley, Content Adviser (NPA@amchameu.eu) to find out more.

AmCham EU welcomes two new colleagues to the team

12 Oct 2020
All Committees

AmCham EU is pleased to welcome Seán Byrne and Chloe Kenny to the team.
 
Seán will be the Policy Adviser for the Competition Policy Committee, Healthcare Committee and for the Institutional Affairs Taskforce while Chloe joins the team in the role of Communications Assistant. We look forward to having them on board and to working together!

AmCham EU offers views on EU's New Consumer Agenda

12 Oct 2020
Consumer affairs

On Tuesday, 6 October, AmCham EU submitted a response to the public consultation for the upcoming New Consumer Agenda, which will address new challenges for consumers brought by digitalisation and the green transition. AmCham EU is of the view that consumer legislation already provides for sufficiently robust protections of EU consumers. However, gaps in enforcement across the Member States continue to prevail, which harms consumers and diminishes trust. AmCham EU, therefore calls for the EU to focus on harmonised enforcement and consistent implementation of consumer legislation in the EU and at national level. Read more in the consultation here and supporting paper here.

AmCham EU offers feedback on EU cybersecurity law

12 Oct 2020
Digital Economy
Intellectual Property

On Friday, 2 October, AmCham EU responded to a consultation on the directive of network and information systems (NIS). Find the consultation here and supporting paper here. AmCham EU supports the NIS Directive in its current form, with minor modifications. We advocate for:

  • Keeping reporting obligations as straightforward as possible, while respecting the clear distinction in function of operators and providers of services.
  • Clear guidance on how GDPR and the NIS directive apply in tandem.
  • Ensuring that operators of essential services are equally regarded as such in all MS.
  • Avoiding overdefining which sectors qualify as operators of essential services.
  • Exemptions for sectors where sector-specific legislation already provides for cybersecurity requirements, such as telecoms networks.
  • A voluntary, business-to-business information sharing facility in the field of cybersecurity.

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