On July 1, ECCK President Christoph Heider had a meeting with National Assembly Member Kang Sunwoo, who belongs to Democratic Party and a member of National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee. The two parties shared opinions on fair treatment for foreign residents regarding the COVID-19 policies and discussed continuous future cooperation. Kang Sunwoo is to …
On July 1, ECCK President Christoph Heider had a meeting with National Assembly Member Hong Jungmin, who belongs to Democratic Party and a member of National Assembly Trade, Industry, Energy, SMEs, and Startups Committee. The two had constructive talks on EU-Korea FTA modernization, Sustainability, especially Green Deal and Climate Change, etc. As a future cooperation, …
The ECCK is pleased to announce that, Mr. Frederic Lucas, Executive Managing Director of Byucksan Engineering has been re-elected as the Chairperson of the ECCK Energy and Environment Working Group. Mr. Lucas was elected as the Chairperson during the Energy and Environment Working Group Meeting held on June 28, 2021. He will serve a two-year term as …
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA)! The FTA was provisionally applied from July 1, 2011, and since then has helped many companies – European but also Korean companies – to expand their business operations. Thanks to the FTA, the ECCK has welcomed a substantial number of European companies opening their business …
We are pleased to announce that our digital quarterly magazine, ECCK Connect, will now be published monthly, to better keep our members up to date of the latest issues! Including a feature article on two events hosted by the ECCK to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the trade pact between EU and Korea, we have prepared …
On June 29, the ECCK hosted a tax forum on the update on Tax Amendments 2021 in partnership with KPMG Korea. Focusing on recent updates with regard to general tax, TP, and Customs matters in Korea, the session covered recent BEPS developments especially in relation to the two pillars which may have an impact on …