On April 7, the ECCK and the European Patent Office (EPO), together with support from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), organized the ‘Seminar on the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court: Benefits and Essential Information.’ Taking place at Hotel the Plaza, the day’s seminar was featured by approximately 100 participants. Mr Seong Joon Park, …
The Joint Working Group with the National Tax Service (NTS) met on April 6, 2017 at Seoul Square. The delegation of the NTS was led by the Assistant Commissioner for International Taxation Man-sung Park who was accompanied by other representatives from the NTS. At the meeting, the results of a survey on tax audits conducted …
On Thursday, April 6, the ECCK held a luncheon with Governor Zhin Woong-Seob from Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of Korea. Joined by around 30 attendees consisted of CEOs and CFOs of European and financial companies in Korea, the luncheon was conducted on the topic of ‘FSS’s Financial Strategy and Future Policy’. During his speech, Governor Zhin discussed about the …
On March 30, the ECCK held a Green Working Group Seminar on the topic of ‘Climate Change and Health Issues’, attended by 30 participants from ECCK member companies and European embassies in Korea. Professor Jaywon Lee from the Graduate School of Green Growth at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) participated as the speaker to share his …
On the morning of March 31, Korea’s Anti-corruption & Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) held its annual Policy Briefing for Foreign Businesses in Korea. The meeting was attended by ACRC Chairperson Sung Yung-hoon and 12 representatives from foreign chambers of commerce in Korea including the ECCK Chairman Dimitris Psillakis. During the briefing, Mr Sung discussed on …
On the morning of March 29, ECCK President Christoph Heider participated in a seminar on “Investment Environment in Lithuania” organized by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI). The investment seminar discussed on the issues of Korea’s business environment for European and Lithuanian companies and vice versa. This informative session was attended by the …