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Sustainable finance: a shared priority for international investors

On 22 November 2018, AmCham EU hosted a delegation from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) to discuss the EU’s sustainable finance package. 

Joint industry letter on the ePrivacy Regulation

Ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting of 4 December, businesses from across all sectors of the European economy would like to reiterate their concern about the proposal for an ePrivacy Regulation.

Brexit deal an important milestone but uncertainty remains

Brussels, 26 November 2018 – The US business community in Europe welcomes the agreement by the EU and UK reached over the weekend because it paves the way for an orderly UK withdrawal and the onset of a transition period that is crucial to business. 

Joint AmCham EU delegation highlights key Brexit and Trade priorities to MEPs in Strasbourg

A joint delegation of AmCham EU members and staff last week visited the European Parliament in Strasbourg to highlight key business priorities in the Brexit talks and in Europe’s trading relations with the US and the rest of the world.

EU-US trade: A path forward

Ahead of the meeting between US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström this week in Washington, DC, the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU) publishes its new recommendations to advance transatlantic economic cooperation.

CEO Susan Danger talks global trade in London

On Thursday, 1 November Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU spoke at a Chatham House event in London. With more than 120 participants, including policy-makers and representatives from civil society, academia and business, the discussion focused on Global Trade in 2018.

A transatlantic conversation on improving timely patient access to healthcare

The safest drug that no one can afford or that arrives too late is of no benefit to a patient.

On Friday, 26 October 2018, AmCham EU hosted a multi-stakeholder transatlantic dialogue with the goal of addressing the ‘access-evidence conundrum’, a key challenge facing healthcare decision-makers on both sides of the Atlantic.

AmCham EU and U.S. Chamber host joint event on global privacy rules

On Tuesday, 23 October, AmCham EU and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce co-hosted an event on international best practices on privacy in the margins of the 40th International Conference of Privacy and Data Protection Commissioners (ICDPPC).

Second annual Privacy Shield review in Brussels

On 18-19 October, representatives from the EU and the US gathered in Brussels for the 2nd annual Privacy Shield review.