On the morning of June 23, the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK) hosted Breakfast Meeting with Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) Chairman Jae-Chan Jeong. Joined by around 50 participants from ECCK member companies and European embassies, the morning presentation from Chairman Jeong focused on KFTC’s competition policy and its current implementation as well …
With The Federation of Korean Industries and KU-KIEP-SBS EU Centre, ECCK hosted the first Korea-EU FTA Symposium on May 11. The Symposium looked back on Korea-EU FTA and its achievement in the past 5 years, and discuss its role in the years to come. In essence, it was a great opportunity to understand the recent developments …
In commemoration of “Europe Day”, the ECCK will be hosting 2016 Europe Week events to promote European culture, food, and cooperation with Korea. “Europe Day” is annually held on May 9 to celebrate peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the “Schuman declaration”, which broke the ground for a European Coal …
In 2000, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization, a specialized agency under the United Nations for intellectual property (IP), made the decision to designate April 26 as World IP Day. During this day, a special focus is placed on increasing the global understanding of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on …
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 …
During the first two months of 2016, the ECCK President Jean-Christophe Darbes will be making weekly contributions to Maekyung Business News opinion column. Each week, the Chamber will share the published article as well as its English translation. Please click here to access President Darbes’ final article and read below for the English version: Start with “Why” …