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Susan Danger attends ACE Best Practices conference in Slovenia

Susan Danger, CEO of AmCham EU, attended the AmChams in Europe (ACE) Best Practices Conference in Slovenia. The three day programme featured a number of sessions covering a wide range of topics, including Membership and Management, Advocacy and Impact and Communications and Marketing. 

From Slovenia Ms. Danger travelled to Croatia to discuss TTIP at the AmCham Croatia Economic Forum.

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. 

Presidency Group travels to Malta to meet Government Ministers ahead of Council Presidency

A delegation from the AmCham EU Presidency Group travelled to Malta this week for a series of high-level meetings with Government Ministers.

Meetings took place with:

• Prime Minister Hon. Joseph Muscat;
• Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Louis Grech;
• Parliamentary Secretary for EU funds and 2017 Presidency Hon. Ian Borg;
• Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change Hon. Jose Herrera;
• Minister for Finance Hon. Edward Scicluna;
• Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business Hon. Chris Cardona;
• Minister for Competitiveness and Digital, Maritime and Services Economy Hon. Emmanuel Mallia;
• Minister for Health Hon. Chris Fearne; and
• Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties Hon. Helena Dalli.

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.