Networking Dinner with the Delegation of the Extremaduran Association of the Family Enterprise

Next Monday 23rd of March, the Extremaduran Office in Brussels organizes a networking dinner with the Delegation of the Extremaduran Association of the Family Enterprise in collaboration with the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg. The event will be presided by Enrique Barrasa, delegate of Extremadura in Europe, and Juan Rodríguez-Villa, president of the Chamber of Commerce.

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The networking dinner will begin at 8 p.m. and will take place in Rue Auguste Orts 20-28, in Brussels. To confirm your assistance, please send an email to info@e-camara.com before Thursday 19th of March.

This exclusive event is only available for partners of the Chamber.

 

Multisectoral trade mission entrepreneurs Castilla-La Mancha

The Government of Castilla-La Mancha, through the Institute for Foreign Promotion of Castilla-La Mancha (IPEX), in collaboration with the Confederation of Employers of Castilla-La Mancha (CECAM) and the Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Belgium and Luxembourg, is organizing a direct multisectoral trade mission to Belgium and Luxembourg from 14 to 21 November 2014, in order to promote and strengthen the export activities of their companies.

The mission will involve 14 companies in the region belonging to, among others, the wine sector, textile, hotel industry, funeral industry, machine tools or food industry.

From the Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Belgium and Luxembourg, with the aim of promoting bilateral trade relations, we invite you to take the opportunity and make an appointment with your business sector.

Meet the companies participating in the mission:

ACTIVIDADES DE PRODUCCIÓN Y COMERCIALIZACIÓN LA VEGUILLA S.L. www.veguilla.com
BALCOBO AGROPECUARIA S.L. www.queseria1605.com
BAÑOS DE LA CONCEPCIÓN S.L. www.balneariodelaconcepcion.es
BODEGAS VIDAL DE SAZ S.L.U. www.bodegasdelsaz.com
COMERCIAL SARCA S.A. www.nival.es
GONZALO GARCÍA ÁLVAREZ www.aceites-gonzalo.com
GREGORIO DIAZ MIGUEL S.A. www.quesosrecord.com
GRUPO EMPRESARIAL GRANERO S.A. www.granero.com
Gustavo López Velasco www.bygustavolopez.com
JULIANEA S.L. www.revermile.com
LIFT-TECHNIK S.A. www.lifttechnik.com
PUERTAS DAYFOR S.L. www.dayfor.com
SAN MIGUEL SCL de CLM www.cooperativasanmiguel.es
SPAIN NATURAL FOOD S.L www.spainnaturalfood.com

5th Wines & Gourmet Food of Basque Country

 

The Basque Government of Economic Development and Competitiveness of the Basque Country, organizes within framework of the activities of external supporting of Basque Food Industry, the 5th Wine & Gourmet Food Exhibition in order to enhance the food industry of Euskadi and consolidate it as international reference. The show will take place on 4, 5 and 6 November, in the Basque Country.

Attendants of the exhibition will be professionals with a capacity of buying from Europe and other continents.

The event will consist of an exhibition journey on Tuesday 4 November in the Palacio Euskalduna of Bilbao. On day Two and Three the invited companies will able to visit exhibiting companies in its facilities.

The aim is to make buyers better acquainted with the Basque Food Industry and the shown products, offering the opportunity of contacting the invited companies from the first day.

Chamber of Commerce participates in the 1st edition “A Coruña Exporpymes”

On 8 October the Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Belgium and Luxembourg took part and accompanied Belgian and Luxembourg businessmen at the 1st edition of “A Coruña Exporpymes”.

The event was opened by the Economy and Industry Counselor, Francisco Conde; A Coruña major, Carlos Negreira; General Manager of the Superior Council of Chambers, Javier Carretero; and the President of the Chamber of A Coruña, Marcelo Castro-Rial Schuler.

“A Coruña Exporpymes”, based on the internationalization, was organized by the Chamber of Commerce of A Coruña and was supported by the City Hall and FEDER through the Superior Council Chambers.

“There is no doubt that exports are really important in the recovery of the economy as we can see it in the increase of GDP due to the exports. Chambers of Commerce are essential for small and medium companies to offer their products abroad” Marcelo Castro-Rial Schuler explains. He expects that this event will be discussed in an annual meeting for exporters. Furthermore, the General Manager of the Superior Council Chambers highlights that “accompanying pymes abroad is one of the most important duties of the Chambers”. Similarly, A Xunta set two targets for 2020: getting 8000 export companies and export sales amounting to a 40% of the Galician GDP. Major spoke about the importance of A Coruña as a proper place for the economic activity of the companies.

“Exporpymes” gathered 90 importers from 13 countries (Belgium and Luxembourg, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Morocco, United States, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal and United Kingdom), exporters, companies which wanted to start to export, international trade experts, institutions related with exports and internationally oriented entrepreneurs. Indeed, 150 Galician companies from the construction, machinery, jewelry,  consulting, food and beverage sector took part in the event in order to look for some business opportunities.

The Chamber presents Brussels as a business and investment destination for Catalan companies

The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Spain and Luxembourg participated on 8 May in a conference in Barcelona about business and investment opportunities in Brussels, organized jointly by Brussels Invest & Export, the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona and the Belgian Government. About fifty Catalan business representatives attended this event.

During the event, the Vice-president of the Chamber, Pablo López Álvarez, referred to Belgium as an investment destination and to the close trading relationships between Spain and Belgium. “In spite of its small size, Belgium is the twelfth Spanish supplier and the seventh client of our country”, reminded López Álvarez, also highlighting the potential of Brussels as a “platform to access other European markets and to establish dialogue with the European Union which finds itself at the origin of nearly 80% of the laws affecting Spanish companies”. Likewise, the Vice-president explained the services offered by the Chamber and the partnership the Chamber has with Brussels Invest & Export to offer Spanish companies that want to open a market in Belgium the adequate accompaniment.

Among other personalities the event counted the participation of the Ambassador of Belgium in Spain, Jan de Bock, the economic and commercial counselor of Brussels Invest & Export in Spain, Ariane Leonard and the head of international relations of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona, Josep Maria Cervera.