# Eurochambres > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eurochambres > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Eurochambres.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurochambres > Source revision: 1353869341 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Eurochambres** is the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The association represents more than 20 million businesses through its members and a network of 1700 regional and local chambers across Europe. Eurochambres is the leading voice for the broad business community at the EU level, building on chambers’ strong connections with the grass roots economy and their hands-on support to entrepreneurs. Chambers’ member businesses – over 93% of which are SMEs – employ over 120 million people. It was established in 1958 as a direct response to the creation of the [European Economic Community](/source/European_Economic_Community). ## History Eurochambres was founded 28 February 1958 as the "Conférence Permanente des Chambres de Commerce et d’Industrie de la [CEE](/source/European_Economic_Community)" by six members, to promote the views of chamber organisations on the unification of national legislation at the European level and to form opinions regarding the modifications to be made to commercial legislation. Another objective of the Conférence was to bring closer competences in order to provide an example of the [European cooperation](/source/European_cooperation) of the highest quality level. The Conférence Permanente held its first assembly in Strasbourg on 28 February 1958. Initial members were national association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and Netherlands. The year 1961 saw the creation of the first technical committees and 4 new members joined. A permanent Secretariat was created in 1977 (before the various countries assumed the role in turns). Eurochambres was registered as an international non-profit organisation in Belgium (AISBL - Association internationale à but non lucratif) in 1977. The network expanded progressively to national associations and transnational organisations of chambers from an enlarged Europe. One of Eurochambres’ most prominent activities is the [European Parliament of Enterprises](http://www.parliament-of-enterprises.eu), which is organised in coordination with the [European Parliament](/source/European_Parliament). The first edition took place in 2008 and gathered some 774 European businesses of all sizes and from all sectors in the European Parliament hemicycle in Brussels. Further editions of the event were also organised in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The [European Business and Technology Centre](/source/European_Business_and_Technology_Centre) and Eurochambers collaborate to foster innovation, cross-border partnerships, and advocate for European businesses' interests at the EU level. ## Presidency **President** - Vladimír Dlouhý (Czech Republic) - Eurochambres President **Deputy Presidents** - Aigars Rostovskis (Latvia) - President of Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Juho Romakkaniemi (Finland) - CEO of Finland Chamber of Commerce - Wouter Van Gulck (Belgium) - General Manager of Belgian Chambers **Vice Presidents** - Marta Schultz (Austria) - Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber - Alain Di Crescenzo (France) - President of CCI France - Sibylle Thierer (Germany) - Vice-President of IHK Nordschwarzwald - Michl Ebner (Italy) - President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture of Bolzano - Marek Kloczko (Poland) - President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce - José Vicente Morata (Spain) - President of Valencia Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Rifat Hisarciklioğlu (Türkiye) - President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye - Ben Butters - CEO ## Members FULL MEMBERS Country Name of organisation Status Date of affiliation Austria Austrian Federal Economic Chamber Full member 22 November 1966 Belgium Federation of Belgian Chambers of Commerce Full member 28 February 1958 Bulgaria Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 3 October 1994 Croatia Croatian Chamber of Economy Full member 13 April 2000 Cyprus Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 10 May 1974 Czech Republic Czech Chamber of Commerce Full member 3 October 1994 Estonia Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 7 October 1993 Finland Finland Chamber of Commerce Full member 9 April 1987 France Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de France - CCI France Full member 28 February 1958 Germany Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce Full member 28 February 1958 Greece Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce and Industry Full member 30 August 1961 Hungary Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and industry Full member 20 April 1990 Ireland Chambers Ireland Full member 30 August 1961 Italy Association of Italian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Craft and Agriculture Full member 28 February 1958 Latvia Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 7 October 1993 Lithuania Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Full member 7 October 1993 Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg Full member 28 February 1958 Malta Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry Full member 5 October 1989 Poland Polish Chamber of Commerce Full member 17 October 1991 Portugal Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 28 November 1980 Romania Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania Full member 7 October 1993 Slovakia Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Full member 7 October 1993 Slovenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia Full member 8 December 1992 Spain Spanish Chamber of Commerce Full member 1 December 1967 Sweden Association of Swedish Chambers of Commerce and Industry Full member 1 December 1967 AFFILIATED MEMBERS Country Name of organisation Status Date of affiliation Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Azerbaijan Republic Affiliated member 20 May 2005 Belarus Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Affiliated member 10 October 2002 Bosnia and Herzegovina Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina Affiliated member 19 October 2001 Georgia Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Affiliated member 20 October 2004 Kosovo Kosova Chamber of Commerce Affiliated member 16 October 2015 Moldova Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova Affiliated member 10 October 2002 Montenegro Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Montenegro Affiliated member 12 October 2006 Norway Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service Enterprises Affiliated member 1 December 1967 Russia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Affiliated member 23 April 1993 Serbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia Affiliated member 19 October 2001 Switzerland Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Switzerland Affiliated member 10 May 1974 Türkiye Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye Affiliated member 17 June 1966 Ukraine Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Affiliated member 10 October 2002 CORRESPONDENT MEMBERS Country Name of organisation Status Date of affiliation Andorra Andorra Chamber of Commerce Correspondent member AIC Forum Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian Chambers of Commerce Correspondent member 15 October 2010 INSULEUR Network of Insular Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the EU Correspondent member 4 October 2006 Israel Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce Correspondent member ## See also - [Business association](/source/Trade_association) - [Lobbying](/source/Lobbying) - [Non-governmental organization](/source/Non-governmental_organization) - [Trade group](/source/Trade_group) - [Trade union](/source/Trade_union) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Eurochambres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurochambres) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurochambres?action=history)). 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