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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. 

TTIP could mean cheaper cars, faster innovation and more jobs here in the EU

Sabine Jost-Heil, Senior Manager of Trade and Industrial Policy at Daimler AG, discusses the importance of TTIP for the European automobile industry.

Read her blog post here.

Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte re-elected Vice-Chair of AmCham EU Board

AmCham EU is delighted to announce that Salomé Cisnal de Ugarte (Crowell & Moring LLP) has been re-elected Vice-Chair (lawyer/consultant) of the AmCham EU Board. We hope that you will join us in congratulating her.

Breakfast briefing for MEP assistants to discuss ways to improve access to medicines in the EU

On Friday, 1 July 2016, AmCham EU hosted a breakfast briefing focusing on ways to improve access to medicines in the EU. MEP Assistants, Political Advisors and Members of AmCham EU’s Healthcare Committee gathered for an informal discussion on:

• Issues surrounding access to medicines in the EU;
• Further cooperation needed to deliver new life-saving treatments to patients; and
• How to ensure the sustainability of healthcare systems and spur economic growth and job creation in Europe.

AmCham EU meets with leading business women from Bulgaria

Susan Danger, Managing Director, AmCham EU met with a delegation of members from the Council of Women in Business in Bulgaria (CWBB) after being asked to host the group during their visit to Brussels by Eva Paunova MEP (EPP, BG). AmCham EU hosted the delegation of 13 leading business women representing a range of industries from Bulgaria. The 60 members which make up the Council consists of companies which collectively contribute 10% of Bulgaria’s GDP. The Council aims to promote professional development in women across all sectors and career stages.

Intellectual Property Committee welcomes Daniel Marti, US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator at the White House

AmCham EU’s Intellectual Property Committee were delighted to welcome Daniel Marti, US Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) at the White House, on the occasion of his first visit to Brussels since taking office. The roundtable discussion with members focused on the US government’s new Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement for 2016-2019,  recent developments and emerging priorities in intellectual property enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic and how EU and US players can further collaborate. 

AmCham EU holds AGM 2016 at the Palais des Académies

The AmCham EU Annual General Meeting took place at the Palais des Académies on Monday, 20 June 2016. 

Presentations, recapping the previous twelve months, were given by Karl Cox, Chair of AmCham EU; Liam Benham, Chair of the AmCham EU Policy Group; Melanie Faithfull Kent, Chair of the AmCham EU Communications and Marketing Group; and Patrick Xhonneux, Chair of the AmCham EU Operations Group.