President Moon Jae-in's Dialogue with Foreign Companies

ECCK Chairperson Dimitris Psillakis attended the ‘Dialogue with Foreign-Invested Companies’ organized by President Moon Jae-in held at Cheong Wa Dae. On behalf of the European business community in Korea, Chairperson Psillakis gave a speech about the growing importance of Europe-Korea business relations and assured that ECCK would take a leading role in improving and expanding the foreign investments in Korea.

Breakfast Meeting with Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

In the morning of September 17, the ECCK organized a special breakfast meeting with Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Former UN Secretary-General and Chairman of National Council on Climate and Air Quality, with over 100 representatives from ECCK members in attendance at Grand Hyatt Seoul.

ECCK and European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association co-hosted the second ‘Korea-Europe Future Automotive Conference’, under the theme ‘The Future of Clean Mobility’. The conference featured renowned speakers from ACEA, Korea Automobile Testing & Research Institute, Hyundai Motor Company, Daimler AG, MAN Truck & Bus, and Kookmin University.

Korea-Europe Future Automotive Conference

ECCK successfully organized the Yellow Sea Free Economic Zone (YESFEZ) Authority Investment Network Luncheon at Millennium Hilton Seoul. Attended by foreign-invested companies in Korea as well as companies seeking to make inroads into the Chinese and Northeast Asian markets, the meeting delivered the most recent update concerning the progress and key incentives of YESFEZ with its high-tech industrial clusters.

ECCK Organizes YESFEZ Investment Network Luncheon

On the morning of the 8 meeting of the Trade Committee of the EU-Korea FTA held in Seoul, ECCK hosted a breakfast meeting in honor of the EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström with the representatives of ECCK member companies.

Breakfast meeting with Commissioner Malmström

ECCK and Korea International Trade Association (KITA) jointly organized Europe-Korea Innovation Conference 2019 at COEX. Under the theme of ‘The Future Mobility and ICT’, the conference focused on the challenges and opportunities in the future mobility and ICT fields.

Europe-Korea Innovation Conference 2019

ECCK Holds White Paper 2019 Press Conference

ECCK released its fifth edition of White Paper in 2019. Formulated by ECCK's 20 different sectors, the 2019's white paper includes 180 industry-specific issues and recommendations.

ECCK Delegation's Visit to Brussels and Geneva

A delegation of ECCK Board members and representatives of the secretariat visited Brussels and Geneva for a series of meetings with the pertinent counterparts at European Commission, European Parliament, and European Free Trade Association.  

From February 14-15, the ECCK participated as a supporting partner in the 2019 Global Engagement & Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF), co-hosted by the Institute for Global Engagement & Empowerment (IGEE) and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens.

ECCK Partners with GEEF 2019

The annual Global Alternative Investment Insights (GAII) forum, co-hosted by the ECCK and Maekyung Media Group, was successfully held again in 2019. Joined by over 500 leading persons in the field of alternative investment, this year’s GAII was held under the title of 'New Dynamics within Alternative Investment'.

Global Alternative Investment Insights

ECCK hosted and organized the 7 Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Conference at Seoul Dragon City. With a distinct focus on future technologies, this year’s edition of the IPR Conference was co-hosted by the European Patent Office (EPO) and Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO).

ECCK Hosts Successful 7th ‘2019 IPR Conference’

On November 29, ECCK held a luncheon meeting with Yoo Myung-hee, Minister for Trade of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE).  In her speech, Minister Yoo acknowledged and thanked ECCK’s role as a communication platform between the Korean and European government. 

ECCK Roundtable Meeting with Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee