On August 28, ECCK President Christoph Heider and Vice President Bo Sun Kim paid a visit to Commissioner Inseon Lee at Daegu–Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone (DGFEZ). The two parties agreed on building closer ties and specified possible collaborative plans, of which include co-organizing business conferences and forums. Commissioner Lee also expressed her interest in bringing more European exposure into …
On August 28, the ECCK organized its first CEO Forum at Grand Hyatt Seoul. Exclusively open for the ECCK premium members and the board of directors, the forum will be held on a regular basis from now on to receive opinions and views on specific issues of interest, of which the chamber will take into account for its future …
The Ministry of Environment (ME) will be hosting ‘International Seminar on Globally Management of Chemicals and Biocides in OECD member countries’ on September 13~14 at Grand Ball Room of Royal Hotel Seoul. This two-day seminar will discuss in detail about the ME’s promulgation of the recent amendment of “K-REACH” and “K-BPR” and share achievements and …
On August 21, the ECCK and Ban Ki-moon Center for Sustainable Development at Yonsei University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the Appenzeller Hall in Yonsei University. The Ban Ki-moon Center, named after the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, is committed to contributing to the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and following 17 …
On August 13, the ECCK welcomed the secretariat of European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam to its office at the Seoul Square building. Both chambers exchanged information on various topics, ranging from the chamber’s structure and communication process, to committee operation and advocacy activities. The new insights offered by our counterpart generated fresh ideas and …
On August 12, the interview article with Sven-Erik Batenburg, Director of Legal & International Affairs at the ECCK, was published by Financial News. As a head of the ECCK Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Committee, Mr Batenburg discussed on the IPR environment in Korea compared to that in Europe and reiterated that the penalties for the …