The Chamber receives a delegation of agri-food enterprises from Teruel

Nine agri-food enterprises, together with the Chamber of Commerce and the Provincial Council of Teruel, travelled to Brussels last week, from 25 to 27 September, in order to promote and sell their products on the Belgian market.

The companies participating in this project are producers of olive oil, peaches, ham, and cold meat, saffron, cava, wine, cheese, and truffles. During the three-day trip they visited different gourmet shops: Freshmed, Great Market and Rob The Gourmets’ Market. In these visits, they were able to meet the managers and sales directors, who explained the current situation of their products and competitors, while the enterprises presented their products, with the aim of entering this market in the near future.

In addition to the gourmet supermarket visits, they had the opportunity to attend the Taste of Tavola fair in Kortrijk. There, they were welcomed by JOKA, one of the leading importers and distributors of gourmet products. After exploring the fair, a showcooking was held, led by Hispania Brussels chef Adrián Mancheño, who prepared various tapas that the distributors in attendance had the opportunity to taste.

To complete their stay in the European capital, they attended meetings with representatives of different institutions, to whom they expressed their problems and needs: Miguel Galante from the Office of the Government of Aragon to the European Union; Pedro Yenes, coordinating advisor for Agriculture in the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union; Pilar Ruiz, director of the delegation of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce to the European Union; and Pablo Arias and Gabriel Mato, two MEPs who received them in the European Parliament.

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The Chamber will be closed from 23 December to 3 January

The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023!

We would like to inform you that the Chamber will be closed from 23 December until 3 January due to the festive season.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

Soft Improve project partners meet in Nice to further explore how to boost the soft skills of Europeans

On 4 and 5 October, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg attended the second transnational meeting of the European project Soft Improve in Nice, France.

During these days, representatives of each Consortium partner met to discuss the project’s management, quality and dissemination, aiming to achieve the best possible result.

Thanks to the return to face-to-face meetings, all attendees agreed on how important it was for the project, its communication, and the planning of the next steps, which will be shared soon on Soft Improve’s website and social networks.

The next meeting will take place in Madrid in March.

Join our focus group of internationalized SMEs in the retail sector

The START project is a 24-month project co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme and coordinated by the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg that aims to promote the internationalization of SMEs in the retail sector, stimulating economic growth and development, thus fulfilling one of the most important priorities of the EU.

In the focus group, we will find a way to deliver a profile of the needed competence to properly internationalize a retail business. It will give us a better understanding of what are the training needs observed on the ground.

This part of the research will show current methods and approaches, as well as the main skills being taught and developed.

We are organizing two focus groups:

  • For consultants and educators from the international, entrepreneurial, or retail fields. It will take place online next 07/09/2022 from 12:30 to 13:00.
  • For internationalized SMEs from the retail sector. It will take place online next 08/09/2022 from 12:30 to 13:00.

For more information about the project, you can check our website.

To register, please contact us at start@e-camara.com.

5th edition of the SFF Magazine: ESG, talent attraction and structuring funds in Luxembourg

The 5th edition of the SFF Magazine is now available. This publication is produced by the Chamber in the framework of its Committee “Spanish Financial Forum”, focused on the financial sector.

The SFF Magazine is a sectoral publication targeted towards all those professionals working in the financial services industry who wish to be informed of legislative news, trends and business development opportunities between Spain and Luxembourg within this sector.

This publication is quarterly published both in Spanish and English, and it is distributed for free in digital format. The contents are provided by members of the SFF and financial stakeholders in both countries.

This new issue contains:

  • Conversation with José Manuel Campa, Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA).
  • An opinion section focusing on ESG: are asset managers ready for the new challenges? In collaboration with FTI Consulting, GAM Investments and Quintet Private Bank, Luxembourg.
  • Quarterly dossier dedicated to Training & Human Resources. The topic is approached from the perspective of the job opportunities offered by Luxembourg in the financial sector, and the attraction of international talent. It also includes examples of best practices and legislative developments affecting the sector.

The dossier includes the following articles:

  • “Talent attraction: a change of perspective”, in collaboration with Lombard International Assurance.
  • “CSSF introduces rules on telework”, in collaboration with Simmons & Simmons Luxembourg LLP.
  • “RBC NextGen”, in collaboration with RBC IS Bank Luxembourg.
  • “Homeworking: are you ready for the end of the social and fiscal tolerances related to the health crisis?”, in collaboration with SD Worx.
  • Articles:
    • “Structuring funds in Luxembourg: when attractiveness meets efficiency”, in collaboration with the CMS Luxemburgish and Spanish Fund Platform.
  • A section with current information from SFF members and collaborators.

 

View HERE the fifth edition of the SFF Magazine.

You can subscribe HERE to the SFF Magazine.

Meeting of the Board of Directors

On 23 March, the Chamber‘s Board of Directors held a new meeting in hybrid form.
During the meeting, the activity developed by the Chamber during the first quarter was reviewed, the working commissions Competition Spain and Spanish Financial Forum were discussed as well as the different European projects managed by the Chamber. Finally, the next scheduled events were detailed.
The list of members for 2021 was approved and the first draft of the new statutes was presented.