Entries by Cámara BeLux

Extension of the agreement with Belgium on the social security affiliation of cross-border workers teleworking until August 31st, 2020

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Luxembourg, many companies have implemented measures to increase the use of the telework. However, working from the home for cross-border workers may have consequences for their affiliation to social security under the provisions of European legislation for the coordination of the social security systems of Member States. […]

Webinar on “VAT and international transactions”

On July 2nd, the Spanish Official Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, organized a webinar on “VAT and international transactions” in collaboration with its member company Spanish Vat Services. The speaker, Fernando Matesanz, Managing Director of Spanish VAT Services, explained the new regulations of the European Directive on the tax aspects of intracommunity operations, […]

FEDECOM Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceanía

For the third time so far this year, the General Assembly of the Federation of Official Chambers of Commerce of Spain in Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania (FEDECOM) was held. On this occasion, the main reason of the meeting was to inform about the measures planned to face the consequences, essentially economic, that affect the […]

Infoday about the PICE Mobility Plan

Last June 30th, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg as the new local contact point for the PICE Mobility Plan in BeLux, organized an online Info Day about the program. The Mobility Plan is a program created by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce’s Network and co-financed by the European Social Found which is part of the Spanish National System of Youth Guarantee and offers both personal […]

Lunch&learn: How to attract talent trough mobility schemes

On June 29, the Chamber, in collaboration with the Incubator of Luxembourg City, organized a briefing on mobility programs for SMEs and Startups. The session was divided into individual meetings with each of the interested companies to answer their questions about the different participation requirements in each of the programs managed by the Chamber: – […]

Virtual Breakfast-Debate with Lucía Caudet Balzer, Deputy head of cabinet of Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market.

On June 25th, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg hosted a new session of its Breakfast Debate, a platform aimed for bridging Spanish companies and European Institutions. The event featured Lucía Caudet Balzer, Deputy head of cabinet of Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, under the title “COVID-19 recovery: what future for our digital sector, our industry […]