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AmCham EU hosts Commissioner Breton and Secretary Raimondo

Small and medium-sized enterprises play a crucial role in Europe’s economy, representing roughly 99% of all enterprises across the region. To showcase the role of SMEs in the EU, AmCham EU hosted a roundtable in the build-up to the highly anticipated EU-US summit with Gina Raimondo, US Secretary of Commerce on her first visit overseas alongside Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market. The conversation featured a range of European SMEs as well as a few senior executives from larger American and European companies.

Gearing up for the EU-US summit: Transatlantic business perspectives

In celebration of President Biden’s visit to Brussels, AmCham EU partnered with BusinessEurope and the United States Chamber of Commerce to welcome Susan Danger, CEO, AmChamEU; Marjorie Chorlins, Senior Vice-President for European Affairs, US Chamber of Commerce; and Luisa Santos, Deputy Director-General, BusinessEurope for a discussion on the role transatlantic business plays in helping Europe and the United States build back better.

EU-US Summit: A critical milestone for the global agenda

The transatlantic partnership is the backbone of the global economy. The economic relationship between the EU and the US creates 16 million jobs, generates half of total global consumption and accounts for one third of global GDP. However, a shifting geopolitical landscape, a once-in-a-generation global pandemic, an economic recession and a climate emergency are challenges that require transatlantic leadership.

The business community calls on EU and U.S. leaders to use the 15 June summit to map out a positive, proactive agenda for further transatlantic cooperation. We call for a three-pronged agenda, focused on reducing barriers to trade; ensuring economic recovery; and converging on a greener, digital future. Read the joint statement here.

Why Relay for Life makes a difference

For many years, AmCham EU staff and members have participated in Relay for Life; an initiative to raise funds for the Foundation against cancer. This year we sat down with Marie-Cecile Walravens, Chair, Relay for Life, International Community and Waterloo for a discussion on #WhyWeRelay; how the initiative makes a difference and more. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.  

Stefano Marmo elected Vice-President of SEAP Board

Stefano Marmo, Senior Policy Manager, AmCham EU has been elected Vice-President of the Board of the Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP) at their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 1 June. Stefano was previously appointed as Vice-President of the SEAP Board in 2020. Read more here.

Charging up the European Green Deal: the case for batteries

The Circular Economy Action Plan has set out ambitious targets towards more sustainable production and consumption across the EU single market. The recent proposal for a Batteries Regulation inaugurates this new legislative cycle and promises to be a blueprint for forthcoming legislation around electromobility, sustainable products, supply chain due diligence and more.

Europe on its way to post-pandemic recovery

Discussions on the economic recovery continued on Thursday, 20 May with an AmChams in Europe live event. Zeger Vercouteren, Chairman of AmCham EU, and Blaž Brodnjak, President of AmCham Slovenia exchanged their views and experience as business leaders and as leaders of their respective AmChams. The discussion focused on the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on the AmChams and how they adapted to changing needs of their members. The fruitful discussion, moderated by Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU and Chair, AmChams in Europe network looked into the outlook for European and transatlantic economic recovery. Read our sector-by-sector recommendations for the recovery here.

Joint statement to the 27 May Competitiveness Council on the Digital Markets Act (DMA)

The American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU), together with 14 co-signatories, issued a statement ahead of this week's Competitiveness Council discussions on the Digital Markets Act (DMA). While the DMA will play an important role in ensuring fair and open digital markets, it is equally important to emphasise the need for balanced and proportionate policy tools, regulatory dialogue and legal clarity for those businesses providing digital services across Europe. We invite you to read the statement in full here. Read AmCham EU's recent consultation response on the DMA here.

Invested in Europe: breathing life into MedTech startups

The use of technologies such as artificial intelligence holds huge potential for medicine. However, for start-ups looking to enter the MedTech market, access to data; high performance computers; and the ability to run pilots can be difficult barriers to overcome. That's where GE Healthcare’s Edison Accelerator platform comes in. Designed to seamlessly integrate AI based clinical applications into existing radiology reporting workflows, it efficiently manages these applications along with their execution and data flows by orchestrating the interoperation with various imaging devices, data stores and other information technology systems. Read more here.