On the morning of April 12, Korea’s presidential candidate of the liberal Democratic Party Moon Jae In hosted a meeting ‘Korea’s Economic Risks Overseas with Foreign Business Associations in Korea’. The meeting was attended by the ECCK Chairman Dimitris Psillakis and AMCHAM Chairman James Kim to have a candid discussion on perceived or actual obstacles …
On April 7, the ECCK and the European Patent Office (EPO), together with support from the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), organized the ‘Seminar on the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court: Benefits and Essential Information.’ Taking place at Hotel the Plaza, the day’s seminar was featured by approximately 100 participants. Mr Seong Joon Park, …
On Thursday, April 6, the ECCK held a luncheon with Governor Zhin Woong-Seob from Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of Korea. Joined by around 30 attendees consisted of CEOs and CFOs of European and financial companies in Korea, the luncheon was conducted on the topic of ‘FSS’s Financial Strategy and Future Policy’. During his speech, Governor Zhin discussed about the …
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 …
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 …
The ECCK and Korean local governments in Southeast Province agreed on further cooperation to expand foreign investment in Korea. From January 24 to 25, the ECCK Busan Chapter had a meeting with the local government officials – Commissioner from Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone, Investment Promotion Division from Gyeongsangnam-do, Vice Mayor Investment Policy from Busan Metropolitan …