It is with great pleasure that we hereby share with you the 13th edition of our Quarterly Report, looking back at the first quarter of 2021. As true European advocacy organization this report contains information about EU, EFTA and UK trade and FDI for Q1/2021. The purpose of the report is to provide a succinct …
On April 20, ECCK organized a special roundtable meeting with National Assembly Member Hong Jungmin and representatives of ECCK member companies. During the meeting, Dr Hong and ECCK discussed the prospects of economic legislations in the post covid-19 era and ways to strengthen the cooperation between the National Assembly committees and European businesses. ECCK shared …
ECCK President Christoph Heider participated in the 7th meeting of the EU-Korea FTA Civil Society Forum held from April 12 to 13, 2021. Led by Professor Ho Geun Lee, Chair of the Korean Domestic Advisory Group, and Thomas Jenkins, Chair of the European Union Domestic Advisory Group, the 2-day event revolved around discussions on Working …
Introduction and Background: On July 1, 2021, the European Union (EU) is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement. The EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement has helped not only to increase trade between the European Union, its member states and the Republic of Korea but also to forge closer ties in business including …
European national chambers and business councils in Korea released the results of Business Confidence Survey 2020 on March 22. 127 executives of European companies, representing over 47,000 employees and a total turnover of EUR 49.6 billion (equivalent to KRW 65.0 trillion), participated in the survey. Since 2014, the Business Confidence Survey has been conducted to …
Seoul City government announced today that it will correct the administrative order on mandatory PCR test for foreign workers issued on March 17 after the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters requested the withdrawal of the order. The corrected order stated that foreign workers as well as Koreans at high-risk workplaces must undergo PCR tests by …