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AmCham representatives participated at the annual AmCham EU Policy Briefing
AmCham representatives, Dražen Malbašić and Barbara Kolarić, Policy Managers, participated between March 20 and March 22, 2019 at the yearly Policy Briefing on the topic „Atlantic drift? The EU, the US and the WTO in a new world“ and at the traditional Transatlantic Conference on the same topic, both organized by AmCham EU.
The event gathered 35 representatives of 22 AmChams from all over Europe.
This year, the key issues were the current state of the US-EU relationship and importance of further cooperation, the current role of China in the global market, Brexit, the future of labor, EU's digital agenda for the 2019-2024 period, digital tax and the upcoming European Parliament elections.
and panellists during the three days included Mr. Joseph Quinlan, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Dan Luca, Euractiv, Mr. Doru Frantescu, VoteWatch, Ms. Tanja Rudolf, Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission and representatives of AmCham EU member companies (IBM, Microsoft, PwC, P&G…). The briefing was concluded with a speech by Ms. Ann Mettler, Head of the European Policy Strategy Centre, the European Commission’s in-house think tank.
Together with interesting speeches and panel discussions, this year’s program has also allowed time for exchange of experiences and best practices, as well as networking.
The annual Transatlantic Conference took place on March 21. Mr. Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania. Speeches were also delivered by Ms. Cecilia Malmström, EU Commissioner for Trade, Mr. Karl Brauner, Deputy Director-General, WTO, Mr. Joseph Quinlan, Mr. Elmar Brok, Member of the European Parliament and many others. The main topics covered were the state of transatlantic ties and the future of the global trading system.
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