On 31 May, in Brussels the 111th Plenary Assembly of the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) was held. BCCI President Tsvetan Simeonov took part in the event together with the representatives of 32 Chambers of Commerce from Europe and the region.
The President of EUROCHAMBRES Alessandro Barberis reviewed the Association’s achievements in the field of influencing the legislative outcome, revising the institutional procedures and proposing new programmes, measures or activities – see here
The tendencies and main trends for the European national Chambers of Commerce were outlined, to which BCCI will also adhere in its work – stabilizing the economic environment, overcoming the consequences of the economic crisis, facilitating the business with an emphasis on SMEs, easing the regulatory regimes, developing well-qualified and enough human capital.
The key messages to European businesses may be summed up as follows: creating new sustainable jobs, increasing investment and production consumption, technological progress, development of applied science.
The parameters of the upcoming 3rd European Parliament of Enterprises were among the topics discussed by the Plenary Assembly. The event will take place on 18 October 2012. The European Parliament of Enterprises is held every two years in the European Parliament in Brussels with the participation of business representatives from all over Europe. BCCI will organize a Bulgarian business delegation to take part in the Parliament of Enterprises for the third time. The quota for the Bulgarian delegation is 18 business representatives.
The main topics to be discussed at the European Parliament of Enterprises 2012 include: employment – legislation, youth unemployment, vocational training, demographic changes, aging population; growth – access to financing, access to markets, domestic and foreign markets; competitiveness – energy and resource efficiency, innovation, education, R&D, taxes.