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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.

World Trade Institute publishes updated results for Malta in TTIP study

The World Trade Institute (WTI), authors of the study “TTIP and the EU Member States (2016),” has published updated country-specific results of the impact of an ambitious TTIP on the Maltese economy. Utilising the latest economic data for Malta from 2015, the new findings conclude that TTIP could lead to a marginal increase in GDP and investment in the country. 

AmCham EU CEO and senior members recognised as ‘women who shape Brussels’

The American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU) is delighted to announce that Susan Danger, CEO, has been recognised as one of the ‘women who shape Brussels’ by POLITICO Europe. This list brings together women ‘who are proving to be role models and advocates as they shape Brussels policymaking and politics’.

AmCham EU to take part in relay marathon against cancer

A team from AmCham EU will be running the combined relay marathon Acerta Brussels Ekiden on Saturday, 15 October 2016. All funds raised will go to Fondation Contre le Cancer. 

Your support is greatly appreciated! Click HERE to donate.

EU Trade Agreements in Practice – Making Trade Work for You

Tim Adamson, Policy Adviser, attended a high-level conference on EU trade policy, EU Trade Agreements in Practice – Making Trade Work for You, held on 22 September 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The conference highlight saw EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Canadian Minister for International Trade Chrystia Freeland discuss how to put progressive trade policy into practice.

For further infomration contact Tim Adamson (tad@amchameu.eu)

AmCham EU organises staff alumni gathering

The AmCham EU secretariat organised a staff alumni gathering on Saturday, 10 September in Callen's Cafe. 

Current and former staff caught up over drinks and finger food and enjoyed an evening of fun!

US businesses remain committed to TTIP

Timothy Adamson, Trade Policy Officer at AmCham EU, stated in interview with Sputnik International News that AmCham EU and business groups in the EU and US are convinced that TTIP would boost growth, jobs and standards on both sides of the Atlantic

Read full article HERE. 

Penny Naas of UPS represents AmCham EU at Global Trade 2016 conference

Penny Naas, Vice President of Public Affairs and Sustainability at UPS, represented AmCham EU at the Global Trade 2016 - Governance, Growth and the Changing Dynamics of International Trade conference organised by Chatham House in London on Monday, 11 July 2016.

The conference focused on the evolution of global trade governance, the implications for economic growth and political relationships, as well as the effect of the growth of service-based and digital trade on the global economy.