The Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg, in collaboration with Baker McKenzie Luxembourg, has the pleasure to invite you to an informative breakfast about “Interactions between transfer pricing and VAT: another twist to increase”  the next Wednesday 11 June, from 08:45 to 10:00, in the offices of Baker McKenzie Luxembourg (10-12 Boulevard Roosevelt, L-2450 Luxembourg).

Transactions between head offices and their branches are once again in the spotlight of European tax agencies, especially in the areas of VAT and transfer pricing. Growing litigation before the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) reflects the challenges companies face in complying with ever more stringent and evolving rules.

In this context, we invite you to a practical seminar with the participation of:

• Antonio Weffer, Transfer Pricing Partner, Baker McKenzie Luxembourg.
• Antonio Merino, Lawyer in charge of the VAT practice, Baker McKenzie Luxembourg.
• Antonio Albarran, VAT lawyer, Baker McKenzie Madrid.

The speakers will decipher the latest jurisprudential trends of the CJEU, the transfer pricing documentation requirements and the best practices to optimise the tax burden of your business group. A unique opportunity to resolve doubts and prepare your company for current and future regulatory challenges.

The session will be held in Spanish.

Free admission, registration is mandatory.

Next 18 and 19 June, from 9.00 am, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg organises the online training ‘Programmes and opportunities available under the Erasmus+ programme’, a course given by the business developer at CWC Consulting and EU project writer Paloma Cantero, member of the EmprendeBeLux programme.

This workshop will allow educational centres, or public or private companies committed to education to better understand the Erasmus+ programme and the different funding opportunities through its different actions.

Specifically, the training will go in depth into the different types of projects offered by the programme and the main novelties and sources of funding recently incorporated into the programme. It will also explain how to start using the programme’s electronic platform.

The full course programme can be found here.

To register for the training, please click on the button below:

Next Thursday 19th June, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg is organising a luncheon-debate in the framework of its Business Circle tribune with the participation of Miguel Gil Tertre, Head of Cabinet of Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition at the European Commission. The topic of the debate will be “Towards a more competitive and sustainable Europe: Regulatory modernization for businesses and the Green Deal”.

The event will take place in the Hotel NH Collection Brussels Grand Sablon (Rue Bodenbroek 2).

The presentation will be in English. You can register for this luncheon in this link.

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Next Tuesday 24th June, from 18:00 to 19:30, the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium and Luxembourg will organise an onsite training on ‘Communicating effectively to collaborate better: overcoming misunderstandings and building connections”, in collaboration with its member Laura Prades Claessens, coach and trainer.

Did you know that 70% of tensions in a company are caused by avoidable misunderstandings? Knowing how to communicate means developing the ability to listen actively, to avoid misinterpretations and to adapt to different communication styles to convey our messages effectively.

By better understanding our own communication style (and that of others), we can transform our daily exchanges into real levers of collaboration and effectiveness.

During this session, you will work on:

• The identification of the 3 major obstacles that sabotage our interactions: assumptions, lack of listening and misunderstandings related to styles.
• The discovery of the 4 communication profiles was inspired by Carl Jung’s research.
• How to adapt to different interlocutors to gain clarity, fluency and impact.

The event will take place in English/Spanish at the Chambre des Métiers in Luxembourg (2 Circuit de La Foire Internationale, 1347 Kirchberg).

Admission is free, registration is compulsory.

The Chamber’s ordinary General Assembly will be held on 26th June. It will take place at 18:30 at the new premises of the Chamber (Avenue des Arts 1, 9^th floor, 1210 Brussels). The General Assembly is the statutory framework that enables members to participate, personally, in the life of our entity.

The presentation of candidatures, whether renewals or new appointments, for members of the Board of Directors, must be notified to the Secretary General of the Chamber in writing signed before 12 June (secretariageneral@e-camara.com) and must comply with the conditions set out in article 22 of the statutes of the Chamber.

It is hereby stated that, as from the publication of this notice of meeting, the members are entitled to consult and obtain at the registered office of the Chamber the documents subject to deliberation at this meeting and in particular, the Annual Accounts and Management Report for the financial year 2023 and the certifications of the Annual Accounts issued by the Auditor.

The General Assembly may be attended by members who are up to date with their membership fees five days prior to the General Assembly and who are registered on the official list of members. Members who are unable to attend the General Assembly may be represented by another member present. To do so, the member must send by e-mail to the attention of the Secretary General, a signed power of attorney, in which he/she grants his/her representation to another member, at least two working days before the date of the Assembly.