Entries by Cámara Oficial de Comercio de España en Bélgica y Luxemburgo

Luncheon-Debate with Janez Potočnik

“Green growth and the role of the company” was the title of the paper that the European Commissioner of Environment, Dr. Janez Potočnik presented today at a luncheon – debate organized by the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg. The event was attended by numerous personalities from the diplomatic world as well […]

Luncheon-Debate with Maria Damanaki

European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki exposed her proposal “Blue Growth” at the luncheon-debate organized by the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg. She delivered a keynote speech discussing relevant issues to the EU Blue Growth strategy and ways to boost sustainable growth in the European marine and maritime economy. The […]

Change at the Secretary of State for Trade

D. Jaime García-Legaz Ponce, Secretary of State for Trade, now dependent of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, assumed the leadership of a new executive that inherited competences of various secretaries and undersecretaries. The Secretary of State for Trade will assume extremely important issues, part of which will be the same as the ones from […]

Luncheon-Debate with Nicolás Pascual de la Parte

The Chamber organized on the 14th of June a luncheon-debate about the “Arab Spring and the course of events in the Middle East and North Africa”, during which Nicolas Pascual de la Parte, Ambassador Representative to the Political and Security Committee, acted as speaker. The event was sponsored by the company Repsol and took place […]

Luncheon-Debate with Joaquín Almunia

Mr. Joaquín Almunia, Vice-President of the European Commission and responsible for the General Directorate of Competition was the main speaker in the luncheon-debate organized by the Spanish Official Chamber of Commerce for Belgium and Luxembourg. During the speech the main highlights of the plan against the economic crisis were discussed from his General Directorate point […]

Spanish analytical wine tasting

On the 1st on March the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg  organized a Spanish wine tasting seminar. The event was presented in English by Alfonso Escubós, diplom. oenologist and educator of the Academy of Wine of Spain. In an analytical wine tasting one glass of each wine was provided for every […]

Luncheon-Debate with Androulla Vassiliou

Androulla Vasilliou, European Commissioner for Education and Culture has announced a new investment plan in the European countries in order to contribute to the youth employment which is extremely low in certain cases. This new plan will be developed with “smart public investment decisions” in the period between 2014-2020 with an estimated 70% funding growth. […]