The European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK), together with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), successfully hosted the 13th Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Conference under the theme “IP Strategies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” on 9 September. Organised under the EU–RoK IP Action — funded …
On September 2, the ECCK HR & Compliance Forum successfully hosted a session on the recent amendments to Articles 2 and 3 of the Labour Union Act, which are scheduled to take effect next year. The session was led by Forum Chair Anthony Chang (Attorney-at-Law) together with distinguished legal experts from Shin & Kim. The …
On August 27, 2025, ECCK Chairperson Philippe van Hoof participated in the GRA & RE100 APAC Strategy Roundtable held at BEXCO, Busan. Organized as part of the CREF ‘APAC RE-Sourcing Forum,’ the closed-door session gathered key industry and NGO leaders to discuss strategies to accelerate renewable energy deployment in Korea and the wider APAC region. The roundtable …
On Friday, August 22, 2025, the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) Energy & Environment Committee participated in the 2025 Seoul Conference on Global Cooperation for Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth, organized by the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of …
On August 22, 2025, the ECCK Healthcare Committee invited Ms. Yeon-Sook Kim, a director of Ministry of Health and Welfare(MoHW) Pharmaceutical Benefit Division and her team for the roundtable meeting. The Pharmaceutical Benefit Division is a key department for Drug Pricing Policies in Korea. MoHW shared their plans and ECCK committee members discussed the recommendations …
On August 22, ECCK Chairperson Philippe van Hoof, President Stefan Ernst, and Vice President Bo Sun Kim paid a courtesy visit to Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA) Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Kim Hee-sang. Chairperson Philippe shared his concerns about unintended consequences and cost of opportunity related to the Trade Union Act (so-called Yellow Envelope Bill) …