Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birliği

The EUROCHAMBRES Joint Members Meeting was held in Moscow today. TOBB President, Deputy Chairman of EUROCHAMBRES and Chairman of EUROCHAMBRES European Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Committee M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu and hosted by Sergey Katyrin, President of Russian Federation Chamber of Commerce and Industry; EUROCHAMBRES President Richard Weber, EUROCHAMBRES CEO Arnaldo Abruzzini as well as the Chamber Union representatives from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Montenegro, Macedonia and Moldova.

The meeting focused on the world economy, developments in the European Union, protectionism and anti-global trends. Assessments regarding what the European business community could do in this regard were discussed. EU economic sanctions on Russia were discussed.

Speaking at the opening of meeting, Hisarcıklıoğlu stressed the importance of updating the EU integration process and especially the Turkey-EU Customs Union. As a part of the meeting, 5 members of the board of directors were elected to the Board of Directors of EUROCHAMBRES to represent non-EU countries.

EUROCHAMBRES Presidential Council meeting will be held tomorrow in Brussels. Hisarcıklıoğlu will also attend the meeting.