From March 8-10, the Italian Business Delegation visited Seoul to strengthen Korea-Italy investment and trade relationships, discuss collaborative business opportunities, and create a platform for Italian manufacturers and banks and future Korean partners to meet. During the Delegation’s Automotive Sector Seminar, Seonghwan Jeon, Head of ECCK Automotive Industry, conducted a presentation on “The Korean Market …
On March 22, brutal terrorist attacks targeting civilians took place in Brussels, killing more than 30 people and injured nearly 190. This incident has brought great sorrow to the international community; we are all shocked and stunned. We would like to extend our condolence to our friends and colleagues in Brussels, as well as those …
The European Commission is conducting an online survey on the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) around the globe. The survey is available here and will be accessible until May 31, 2016. The results of the survey will be used to decide on the priorities to improve IPR enforcement in third countries. Therefore, we would like to invite …
The first International Tax Seminar was hosted by Korean Association of Certified Public Tax Accountants on March 18. Christoph Heider, ECCK Secretary General, outlined issues experienced by European enterprises operating in Korea in the areas of taxation and tax audits. Other speakers at this seminar included representatives from National Tax Service (NTS) and Ministry of Strategy …
ECCK is happy to announce the election of Kay Paeng as new Chairperson of the Kitchen & Home Appliances Committee. Ms Paeng is currently Representative and Managing Director of Groupe SEB Korea. She has joined the industry in 1989. We would like to sincerely congratulate her and are looking forward to her leadership for Kitchen and Home Appliances Committee.
On March 8, representatives of 11 European chambers and business councils, Roland Berger Ltd., participated in the Business Confidence Survey 2015 presentation session hosted at Seoul Square. For the second year, the survey has been conducted to gauge European companies’ perceptions towards the business environment of Korea. In partnership with Roland Berger, 11 European chambers …