The ‘Korean New Deal’ marked its first anniversary on July 14, 2021. ECCK Chairperson Dirk Lukat sent a congratulatory message to Korean New Deal 2.0 Strategic Meeting held at Cheong Wa Dae. “On behalf of the ECCK member companies, I congratulate Korea and President Moon Jae-in on the first anniversary of the Korea New Deal. Please …
The Swiss Business Hub (SBH) Korea, integrated in the Embassy of Switzerland in Korea, is a network partner of Switzerland Global Enterprise (Swiss trade & investment promotion agency) and is responsible for Swiss export and investment promotion activities in Korea. The SBH is now looking to fill in a vacant position with a fixed term …
(Photo = Gyeongsangbuk-do) On July 8, ECCK President Christoph Heider paid a visit to Gyeongsangbuk-do to discuss cooperation with European countries and ways to attract investments. During the meeting with Gyeongsangbuk-do Governor Lee Cheol Woo, President Heider explored measures to promote exports and optimizing the business environment for SMEs in Gyeongsangbuk-do. While in Gyeongsangbuk-do, President …
The ECCK has been confident that foreign residents in Korea who have gone through the whole vaccination process overseas should be exempted from the quarantine procedure when returning to Korea as foreigners residing overseas (effective from July 1, 2021). We have reached out to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) for clarification regarding …
On July 2, the ‘2021 Europe-Korea Virtual Business Conference’ was jointly hosted by the ECCK and the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), which discussed ESG disclosure and management strategies of Europe and Korea to spread ESG management. The event was attended by major domestic and international figures including Chairperson of ECCK Dirk Lukat, …
An interview article with ECCK Chairperson Dirk Lukat was published in Korea JoongAng Daily on July 6. In the interview, Chairperson Lukat evaluates the trade relation between EU and Korea in the past 10 years and discusses the necessity to update the EU-Korea FTA. Below is the published article: ECCK head calls on EU, …