Eurochambres

Eurochambres is the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The association is one of the largest business representative organisations in Brussels, representing over 20 million companies through 45 members (43 national associations of chambers of commerce and industry and 2 transnational chamber organisations) and a European network of 1,700 regional and local Chambers. More than 93% of these businesses are small and medium sized enterprises.

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Eurochambres' direct members are national associations of Chambers of Commerce based in 26 European Union countries, European Free Trade Association countries, and some Eastern European, Western Balkans and Mediterranean countries.

Eurochambres represents, serves and promotes European Chambers of Commerce and Industry through lobbying, development of projects and services to members.

History
Eurochambres' network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Eurochambres was founded 28 February 1958 as the "Conférence Permanente des Chambres de Commerce et d’Industrie de la CEE" by six members with the mission to promote the views of Chamber organisations on the unification of national legislation at the European level and to form opinions regarding the modifications to be made to commercial legislation. An important objective of the Conférence was also to bring closer competences in order to provide an example of the European cooperation of the highest quality level. The Conférence Permanente held its first assembly in Strasbourg on 28 February 1958. Initial members were national association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Netherlands. The year 1961 saw the creation of the first technical committees and 4 new members joined. A permanent Secretariat was created in 1977 (before the various countries assumed the role in turns).

Eurochambres, the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry was registered as an international non-profit organisation in Belgium (AISBL - Association internationale à but non lucratif) in 1977. The network expanded progressively to 43 national associations plus 2 transnational organisations of Chambers from an enlarged Europe.

In 2008, Eurochambres organised the first "European Parliament of Enterprises" that gathered some 774 European businesses of all sizes and from all sectors in the European Parliament hemicycle in Brussels. The opening session was led by Hans-Gert Pöttering (President of the European Parliament), José Manuel Barroso (President of the European Commission), Hervé Novelli (French Minister of State for Business, Trade, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Tourism and Services) and Pierre Simon (then President of Eurochambres). Three sessions of debates and votes followed, each in the presence of a Member of the European Parliament and a European Commissioner. Further editions of the event were also organised in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016, in coordination with the European Parliament.

Current leadership

Information from official website[1].

Christoph Leitl, President of Eurochambres for 2018-2019

Members

Currently Eurochambres has 45 members, 43 of them being national chambers and 2 transnational chambers:

Country Name of organisation Status Date of affiliation
Albania Union of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Albania Affiliated member 10 October 2002
Armenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Armenia Affiliated member 20 October 2004
Austria Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Full member 22 November 1966
Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Azerbaijan Republic Affiliated member 20 May 2005
Belarus Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Affiliated member 10 October 2002
Belgium Federation of Belgian Chambers of Commerce Full member 28 February 1958
Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina Affiliated member 19 October 2001
Bulgaria Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 3 October 1994
Croatia Croatian Chamber of Economy Full member 13 April 2000
Cyprus Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 10 May 1974
Czech Republic Czech Chamber of Commerce Full member 3 October 1994
Estonia Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 7 October 1993
Finland Finland Chamber of Commerce Full member 9 April 1987
France Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de France - CCI France Full member 28 February 1958
Georgia Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Affiliated member 20 October 2004
Germany Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce Full member 28 February 1958
Greece Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and Industry Full member 30 August 1961
Hungary Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and industry Full member 20 April 1990
Ireland Chambers Ireland Full member 30 August 1961
Israel Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce Correspondent member 28 April 1967
Italy Association of Italian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Craft and Agriculture Full member 28 February 1958
Kosovo Kosova Chamber of Commerce Affiliated member 16 October 2015
Latvia Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 7 October 1993
Lithuania Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Full member 7 October 1993
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Full member 28 February 1958
Macedonia Economic Chamber of Macedonia Affiliated member 22 May 2003
Malta Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry Full member 5 October 1989
Moldova Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova Full member 10 October 2002
Montenegro Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Montenegro Affiliated member 12 October 2006
Netherlands Netherlands Chamber of Commerce Full member 28 February 1958
Norway Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises Affiliated member 1 December 1967
Poland Polish Chamber of Commerce Full member 17 October 1991
Portugal Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 28 November 1980
Romania Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania Full member 7 October 1993
Russia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Correspondent member 23 April 1993
Serbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia Affiliated member 19 October 2001
Slovakia Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 7 October 1993
Slovenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia Full member 8 December 1992
Spain Spanish Chamber of Commerce Full member 1 December 1967
Sweden Association of Swedish Chambers of Commerce and Industry Full member 1 December 1967
Switzerland Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Switzerland Correspondent member 10 May 1974
Turkey Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Affiliated member 17 June 1966
Ukraine Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Affiliated member 10 October 2002
(AIC Forum) Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce Correspondent member 15 October 2010
(INSULEUR) Network of Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the EU Correspondent member 4 October 2006

Its General Secretariat office is based in Brussels, Belgium.

See also
  1. "Eurochambres". Eurochambres: our members. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. "Christoph Leitl elected new President of Eurochambres". Eurochambres. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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