The Spanish Tourist Office invites you to the Salon des Vacances in Brussels

Spain will be present at the Salon des Vacances in Brussels from 4 to 8 February in Brussels Expo.

At the booth, located in Hall 5, you will be able to discover the selection that offers you more than 60 destinations and entities that have moved up here to offer you all the information you need to enjoy your next holidays in Spain.

You can download your free ticket to visit the fair by clicking on the following link ENTRY

See you there!

New Year’s Cocktail

On 27 January 2016, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg celebrated its New Year’s Cocktail. The cocktail counted on the attendance of the Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg, Carlos de Lojendio y Pardo Manuel de Villena and Eduardo Ruíz, Secretary General of the Court of Auditors. Furthermore, many members of the Chamber, corporate executives and representatives of European Institutions and other local Institutions, participated.

Juan Rodríguez-Villa, President of the Chamber, welcomed the guests and highlighted the activity of the Chamber in Luxembourg during 2015 and the effort made by the Board of Directors and the human team that is part of the Chamber. He also thanked the Spanish Ambassador in Luxembourg, Honorary Chairman of the Chamber, for his important collaboration with our institution.

Sergio de Miguel-Jessel, the Chamber’s Vice-President, expressed his satisfaction for the results obtained through the Employment Program developed by the Chamber since the beginning of 2014, which has allowed more than 300 young Spanish workers living in BeLux in their search for a job.

Finally, Carlos de Lojendio, Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg, highlighted the increasing and usual activity of the Chamber in 2015 in the Grand Duchy, and showed his best wishes to maintain this increasing tendency in 2016.

The cocktail took place in the hotel Meliá, was attended by more than 60 guests and was sponsored by Vicente et Fils, member of the Chamber.

 

 

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Member breakfast meeting – 25 February

The “Member breakfasts” are an initiative of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg in order to promote the networking and to encourage the generation of business opportunities among its member companies. It is a free and exclusive activity for the Chamber’s members.

Due to the wide variety of sectors to which our more than 200 members belong, and with the objective of making this initiative as useful as possible, we would like to invite you to tell us about your sectors of interest, and/or which members you are interested to have contact with at our next breakfast, by sending an email to info@e-camara.com

For this, we recommend you to check the List of members of the Chamber.

More information here.

 

Conference about “The Iberian Enlargement” organized by the Hispanic Society of the College of Europe in Bruges

The Hispanic Society of the College of Europe organized, with the support of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, its thematic week from 25 till 30 January 2016. During these days, students presented the Spanish, Mexican, Colombian, Andorran and Argentine cultures to the school community through cultural, gastronomic and academic activities with the participation of high-level political representatives.

As part of this initiative on 25 January, a conference about the “Iberian Enlargement” coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EU, where the past, present and future of both countries in the EU were discussed, was organized on the campus of the College of Europe in Bruges.

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Afterwards, a cocktail was offered by Pernod Ricard, sponsor of the event.

First Administrative Board meeting of the Chamber

On 14 January the Chamber´s first Administrative Board meeting of the year took place in Brussels.

During the meeting, the different projects the Chamber will start up this year were presented and the upcoming activities of interest to the member of the Chamber were discussed as well as, among other things, the review of services to members. The Chamber’s President reported about FEDECOM´s activity and the relationship the Chamber´s members have with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce.

“Programa Jóvenes BeLux” has been renewed

The Migrations General Direction of the Spanish Employment and Social Security Department from the Government of Spain, has decided to approve the subsidy for the Chamber to continue during the first months of 2016 with the development of the “Programa Jóvenes BeLux”

With this initiative, The Chamber offers free information and advice on employment for young Spanish people under 35 years old who are living in Belgium and Luxembourg. This service includes individualized coaching sessions provided to young jobseekers, language courses and the support of initiatives for young entrepreneurs.

Companies can also benefit from the free services of the program through www.empleobelux.com, a job portal created to facilitate the process of recruitment of our associates and creating a direct connection with young Spanish job-seekers living in BeLux.

Our sincere thanks to the Migrations General Direction and to the cooperation received from the Social Security Department in Brussels.

Thank you for trusting the Chamber for the implementation of this project, fundamental for the young Spaniards living in Belgium and Luxembourg.

In cooperation with:

Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social

La Pluie Est Belge presents the members of the Chamber a special offer

The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium & Luxembourg has the pleasure to present you La Pluie Est Belge, a firm of exclusive umbrellas manufactured in Spain.

This Project was awarded with the “Young Entrepeneur 2014” award, organized by the Chamber within the framework of its “Programa Jóvenes Belux”.

On the occasion of the launch of its first collection, La Pluie Est Belge provides the Chamber’s members a special offer:

  • 10% discount on all products of the collection.
  • Customized umbrella service, both for private individuals (name, initials and date) and companies (logo or name of the company).

Free shipping from 5 units order.

In order to benefit from this offer, access the Intranet for members of the Chamber.

Roundtable on The Digital Single Market’s Impact on Spain – 26 January

As new members of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, Fleishman Hillard is delighted to invite you to a private roundtable about the impact of the Digital Single Market strategy in Spain on 26 January from 12 am until 2pm. This event will bring together Spanish businesses and representatives from the Spanish government to explore opportunities within this European strategy.

The Digital Single Market was developed with the overall objective to position Europe as a leader in innovation where EU companies would provide advanced services to its citizens. The Commission is coming out with ambitious actions that will harmonise cross border rules affecting all sectors of the European economy. Both opportunities and threats will soon appear for Member States and the industry. Spain will be no exception, with its banking industry leading the digital revolution of financial services and its telecom sector reaching as far as Latin America.

Fleishman Hillard looks forward to welcoming you to this roundtable moderated by Ray Pinto, its Senior Vice-President. You will be assured an interactive discussion to learn more about the Digital Single Market and how it will affect Spanish businesses and the economy.

The event will be preceded by a buffet lunch. Space is limited and seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Look up the program here.

Please RSVP by Wednesday 20th January

For more information please contact:
Andreea.Ghita@fleishmaneurope.com

The Chamber supports the Three Kings’ Day Celebration

Like every year, the Three Wise Kings, returning to the East, stop in Bruges to give presents to all of the Spanish-speaking children living in Belgium.

The Chamber has been taking part in the organization of this special event for ten years.

Next Saturday, 9 January, the Bruges Dolphinarium (Boudewijn Seapark) will receive thousands of children who have been dreaming for 12 months of this moment when the Three Wise Kings will give them presents and candy.

A breakfast, an “indoor” amusement park, a dolphin show, a small lunch and an afternoon snack will be the perfect way of having a magic day for the families of the Iberoamerican immigrants. Perhaps the best day of the year, at least for the children.

We also agree/believe in the slogan “Not a single child without a toy”. Together we can achieve it.

Collaboration can be carried with any material contribution (toys, food, etc.) or also by bank transfer.

Bank information:

CAMARA OFICIAL DE COMERCIO DE ESPAÑA EN BÉLGICA Y LUXEMBURGO

Nª 642-0001025-56

IBAN:  BE20 6420 0010 2556

BIC: BBVABEBB

BBVA Brussels

Av. des Arts 43

B-1040  Bruxelles

An invoice or receipt will be made for each amount paid.

Conference about “The Iberian Enlargement” organized by the Hispanic Society of the College of Europe

The Hispanic Society of the College of Europe held its thematic week from the 25th to 30th of January 2016. During these days, students presented the Spanish, Mexican, Colombian, Andorra and Argentina cultures to the school community through cultural activities, gastronomic and academic with the participation of high-level political representatives.

As part of this initiative on January 25th it has been orgaanized on the campus of the College of Europe in Bruges, a conference about the “Iberian Enlargement”, coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the EU, and where they will discuss the past, present and future of both countries in the EU.

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After the event, it was offered a cocktail sponsored by Pernod Ricard.