Christoph Heider, President of the ECCK, participated on February 20 and 21 in his role as a member of the EU Domestic Advisory Group in the 5th meeting of the EU-Korea Civil Society Forum (CSF) under the EU-Korea Free Trade Agreement. During the 5th EU-Korea CSF, participants discussed labour standards with International Labour Organization (ILO) …
On February 21, the ECCK in cooperation with KOTRA organized an introductory seminar to the Korean Patent Court. During the seminar, which was attended by Foreign Investment Ombudsman Dr. Jeffrey In-chul Kim and a range of industry representatives. Justice Kisu Kim of the Patent Court explained about the Patent Court’s 19 year history and its …
The members of the ECCK convened for its Annual General Meeting on February 20 at Conrad Seoul and elected a new Board of Directors. Dimitris Psillakis, a Greek citizen and President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Korea in Seoul, was elected to represent the ECCK and oversee its operations and activities as Chairman of the Board effective …
The ECCK hosted International Insurance Networking Night at Barn lounge on February 16. It was the first time that the ECCK Insurance Committee organized this event, and the participants very much enjoyed this opportunity for having fruitful discussions and facilitating exchange of information among the industry experts. They were also hopeful of making it into a more …
On February 13, Korea’s Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn had Foreign Investors’ Roundtable with foreign chambers and companies. He said at the meeting that he would work more on guaranteeing a fair business environment for foreign investors, thus he encouraged them to have faith in the South Korean economy, vowing further benefits and tax deductions. …
ECCK Chairman Jean-Christophe Darbes had an in depth interview with The Korea Herald last Tuesday at the ECCK office. Chairman Darbes discussed the roles and developments of the ECCK looking back at the past two-years of his Chairmanship. During the interview, Mr Darbes also addressed the difficulties that European companies face when doing business in Korea and the Chamber’s effort to help combat these …