The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg organizes the next Thursday 30th January at 18:30h in Hotel Meliá Luxembourg (1 Park Drai Eechelen, 1499 Luxembourg) the New Year’s Cocktail 2020. This is an exclusive and free event for members of the Chamber to promote networking and business opportunities between members.
For the inscription is necessary to send an email to luxemburgo@e-camara.com.
On November 27th, the Board of Directors of the Chamber held a meeting at the Cercle Munster in Luxembourg.
The meeting counted with the participation of the Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg, Bernardo Sicart Escoda, and the Economic and Commercial Counselor, María Palanca Reh.
During the meeting, the programme for the upcoming 2020 activities in Luxembourg was discussed, as well as presenting the corresponding budget.
On October 19th, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, in collaboration with the Spanish Office of Tourism, organized the Day of Spain in Luxembourg at the Place d’Armes. This event counted with the collaboration of the Spanish Embassy in Luxembourg.
Through this unprecedented day in Luxembourg, Spain was presented as a tourist destination, along with the gastronomic, cultural and business offer that surrounds it. More than 8,000 attendees enjoyed the Journée de l’Espagne. The Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg, Bernardo de Sicart Escoda, and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, among other public figures, visited the Place d’Armes to take part in the event.
TOURISM
In the stand of LuxairTours, attendees were able to get information about the travel offers of the company in Spain and its flight connections from Luxembourg. Moreover, they organized several activities, such as face painting for kids or a golf-corner to test the attendees’ swing abilities. Luxi, their mascot, also attended the event. The Luxembourgish tour operator was the main sponsor of the Journée de l’Espagne.
Multiple Autonomous Communities were present at the Place d’Armes with the objective of showing the diverse tourist offer of Spain. Representatives from Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Tenerife, La Rioja, Galicia, Ibiza, Extremadura and Andalucía showed the Luxembourgish audience their cultural and tourist offer, by providing detailed information of their different travel options. PortAventura, the Span
ish leisure complex located in the province of Tarragona and the most visited in Spain, was also represented at the event.
SPORTS
Spanish sports, one of the best ambassadors of our country, were represented by the stands of LaLiga, the Davis Cup and Baqueira Beret.
On the one side, LaLiga gave the opportunity to the attendees to take pictures next to the cup and the players of their favorite football team through their photosharing. On the other side, the Davis Cup also took to Luxembourg the cup of the tournament so that the participants of the Journée de l’Espagne would be able to take pictures with it. Baqueira Beret, provided information about the ski resort of the Arán Valley.
GASTRONOMY
The Spanish gastronomy was the great protagonist of the Journée de l’Espagne. The attendees were able to enjoy a day in which the Spanish culinary richness that the participating companies took to Luxembourg was felt, tasted and explored through several traditional dishes, for instance, patatas bravas, churros with hot chocolate, Iberian ham, sangría, Spanish omelette, Padrón peppers… Churros Valyser, Bodega Salferso, The Cortador Academy and Bistro Podenco were the suppliers for the exquisite food and drinks of the day.
STUDYING IN SPAIN
There was also a corner for those interested in studying and learning Spanish in Spain. EF and Fundación de la Lengua Española informed attendees about the possibilities to travel to Spain to learn Spanish, one of the most spoken languages in the world. Moreover, IE University showed the wide range of degrees and masters that they have available in Spain.
REAL ESTATE
Zapinvest and Second Residence, in the real estate corner, presented their offer of apartments for sale in the main Spanish coasts, such as Costa Blanca, Costa del Sol, Costa Cálida, Mallorca or Tenerife.
ACTIVITIES
The day was completed with an ongoing cultural schedule.
The artist Carolina Tafalla made reflect on the perception of friendship through the situational happening “Amigo”. Along with several volunteers, she went across the city center of Luxembourg to establish a friendship with pedestrians.
At the same time, the reknowed urban artist Miguel Ángel Belinchón, Belin, hypnotized with his postneocubist live painting that he finished at the end of the day. This time, he painted the Spanish actress Inma Cuesta.
The six-times Flat BMX world champion, brand ambassador and influencer Viki Gómez carried out two exhibitions and a BMX workshop for kids.
During the day, several shows and concerts took place at the Place d’Armes. Vicky Villalba and her flamenco team started the day off with a sevillanas exhibition. Next, La Negra Albina impressed the audience with their Cumbia Psychotropic-Funk style. In the afternoon, Baïkonour, pleased spectators with their trip-hop, rock and electro concert.
The day ended with the shows of the DJs Alex Torres and James Go. Both created a more relaxed environment and cheered up the audience at the illuminated Place d’Armes.
WORKSHOP AND NETWORKING DINNER
On Friday 18th, within the Journée de l’Espagne framework, the Tourist Office of Spain in Belgium and Luxembourg organized a workshop at the Meliá Hotel in Luxembourg in which the participating Autonomous Communities and companies of the tourist sector met with Luxembourgish tour operators with the objective of presenting the Spanish tourist offer. Afterwards, the Chamber organized a networking dinner.
The Chamber and the Spanish Tourist Office thank the Embassy of Spain in Luxembourg, the Ville de Luxembourg and all the participating companies their collaboration for the great end result of this event.
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On October 10th, the Embassy of Spain in Luxembourg celebrated the National Holiday. The reception, which took place in the Cercle Cité of Luxembourg, was held in collaboration with the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg and was sponsored by Adepa, Bankinter Luxembourg, Banca March, Renta4 Luxembourg, Onelife, PwC, Luxair Tours y Seat.
The event counted, among others, with the presence of members of the international diplomatic corps, officials of the European institutions, Spanish residents of the Grand Duchy and representatives of the Luxembourg Government such as the Minister of Finance, Pierra Gramegna.
H.E. Ambassador of Spain in Luxembourg Bernardo de Sicart Escoda thanked the attendees for their participation in the National Holiday, and the Chamber and the sponsoring companies for their collaboration in organizing the event.
Juan Rodriguez-Villa Matons, President of the Chamber, attended the reception with other members of the Board of Directors.
Hispania Brussels delighted the attendees with a Spanish haute cuisine catering.
The Embassy of Spain in Luxembourg and the Chamber are grateful for the collaboration of the sponsoring companies:
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Last 11th of July, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg organized a meeting of the Financial Commission at the premises of Hotel Meliá Luxembourg. Around fifteen companies linked to financial services provision attended the meeting in Luxembourg.
During the meeting, the General Secretary presented the proposed program of activities for the coming months and the general objectives of the Commission.
The attendees had the opportunity to exchange opinions about the initiatives to be developed within the framework of the Commission, as well as the regulation of their internal structure.
With this working group, the Chamber aims to create a space for opinion and debate on economic and financial issues where professionals working in companies related to the provision of financial services, can share experiences, establish collaborations and exchange information about the sector trends.
Last July 11th, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg organized an afterwork among the members of the Chamber at the Hotel Meliá Luxembourg. The afterwork is an initiative of the Chamber that seeks to promote networking and generation of new business opportunities among its members.
The event had more than thirty participants, including members of different companies associated to the Chamber as well as representatives from different Spanish public institutions.
The attendees enjoyed an aperitif in a relaxed and ideal environment to interact and generate business opportunities.
Last 6th June, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg organized the kick-off meeting of the Financial Commission in the offices of EY in Luxembourg.
Twenty partner companies from the Chamber participated in the meeting with activity related to the financial sector.
With this working group, the Chamber aims to create a space for opinion and debate on economic and financial issues where professionals working in companies related to the provision of financial services, can share experiences, establish collaborations and exchange information about the sector trends.
During the meeting, the objectives of the Commission were discussed, as well as the internal functioning and the proposal of events.
In the coming weeks, the Chamber will present a project of activities and the Commission’s strategy in the medium term.
The Chamber has decided to launch a new newsletter focused exclusively on the Luxembourg market.
Until now, the Chamber has prepared a joint newsletter for Belgium and Luxembourg twice monthly.
The objectives that we pursue with this new publication are:
The newsletter will be sent twice a month in two versions (Spanish and English), and will include the following sections:
If you wish to start receiving the newsletter of the Delegation of Luxembourg, send an email to luxemburgo@e-camara.com
The Chamber has formalized its subscription to Paperjam Club, Luxembourg’s largest business club. With more than 1,000 corporate members, Paperjam Club organizes annually more than 250 events and activities focused on the promotion of networking and on business creation among its members.
With this subscription, the Chamber aims to expand its network of contacts in the Grand Duchy and facilitate the access and visibility of the Chamber’s members before a wider professional audience through the activities organized by the Club.
This year, the Chamber is part of the entities and companies collaborating with the Spanish Film Festival in Luxembourg. In the twentieth edition of this initiative led by the Spanish Cultural Circle Antonio Machado, ten cinema sessions will be organized between March 20 and April 11 at Cine Utopia, Cinemateca and Kulturfabrik (Esch-sur-Alzette).
The Spanish Embassy in Luxembourg and the following companies: Transportes Fernandez, Hotel Meliá, Senda Consulting, Leiw Investments, El Rubio, BIT Valley and Dlinea, are also collaborating to organize this festival, which enables to bring the best of the Spanish seventh art to the Luxembourg public.
The Spanish Ambassador in Luxembourg, Bernardo de Sicart, inaugurated the Spanish Film Festival during the session of March 20, in which the short films “17 años juntos” and “Campeones”, both directed by Javier Fesser, were screened.
More information about the program here.
With the sponsorship of the Spanish Embassy
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