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 …
The ECCK is pleased to announce that, Mr. Gang-Serk Park, Managing Director of Volvo Trucks Korea has been elected as the new Chairperson of the ECCK Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicles Committee. Mr. Park was elected as the new Chairperson during the ECCK Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicles Committee Meeting held on June 25. He will serve a …
On June 24, the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) in cooperation with Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) successfully hosted an academic symposium on the topic of “A decade of Korea-EU FTA: Looking back, looking forward”. The symposium was held very timely as the 10th anniversary of the Korea-EU FTA is to come on …
On June 15, ECCK co-hosted a hybrid event to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the EU-Korea FTA with the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KGCCI) and the German Embassy in Korea. The event was held to commemorate the FTA’s anniversary, seeking to update and modernize the trade deal to keep up with the rapid development of …