Partnership project Partnership project between the between the Association of Association of German ChamberGerman Chamber

of Industry and Commerce of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) (DIHK) and the Association and the Association of Balkan of Balkan Chambers Chambers (ABC)(ABC)

01.12.2000 – 31.12.200601.12.2000 – 31.12.2006

Project Project OverviewOverview

Project partnersProject partners Association of German Chambers of Association of German Chambers of

Industry and Commerce (DIHK) Industry and Commerce (DIHK) Association of Balkan Chambers Association of Balkan Chambers

(ABC)(ABC) National chamber organizations of National chamber organizations of

Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Herzegovina, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Turkey, SerbiaTurkey, Serbia

Global Project AimGlobal Project Aim

Development of the Development of the interregional trade and interregional trade and economic cooperation and economic cooperation and revitalization of the economic revitalization of the economic relations between the ABC relations between the ABC countries and the EU, esp. countries and the EU, esp. GermanyGermany

Project objectivesProject objectives Strengthening of the Strengthening of the

institutional framework of ABC institutional framework of ABC and their member organizations and their member organizations by a large number of activitiesby a large number of activities

Project objectivesProject objectives Representation of Representation of

interests of the interests of the business business community before community before national national governments, governments,

international international organizations and organizations and other relevant other relevant institutionsinstitutions

Project objectivesProject objectives Promotion and further development Promotion and further development

of cooperation within the region as of cooperation within the region as well as with EU, in particular with well as with EU, in particular with Germany by regional conferences Germany by regional conferences and business missionsand business missions

Project objectivesProject objectives Elaboration and Elaboration and

implementation of implementation of

a modern ABC information a modern ABC information networknetwork

Alignment of legislation Alignment of legislation

with EU normswith EU norms Development of Development of

services to the services to the business communitybusiness community

The Project in FiguresThe Project in Figures89 seminars and 89 seminars and workshops for workshops for chamber and chamber and company staff company staff with almost 2300 with almost 2300 participantsparticipants

The Project in FiguresThe Project in FiguresMain seminar Main seminar issues:issues:

- EU Integration- EU Integration- Customs and Customs and

Preferential System Preferential System - EU Standards- EU Standards- Quality Management Quality Management

SystemSystem- How to do Business with How to do Business with

Germany, etc.Germany, etc.

The Project in FiguresThe Project in FiguresTraining of 35 chamber experts in Training of 35 chamber experts in

Germany, Brussels and ABC countries:Germany, Brussels and ABC countries:

-From Albania -4-From Albania -4

-From Bulgaria – 7-From Bulgaria – 7

-From Macedonia–5-From Macedonia–5

-From Montenegro–2-From Montenegro–2

-From Romania – 8-From Romania – 8

-From Serbia – 9-From Serbia – 9

The Project in FiguresThe Project in Figures25 25 publicationspublications

in differentin differentlanguages languages and on and on differentdifferenttopicstopics

The Project in FiguresThe Project in Figures

26 big events 26 big events such as Conferences, such as Conferences, Cooperation meetings, Cooperation meetings, Trade Trade missionsmissions

The Project in FiguresThe Project in Figures

Financial support forFinancial support fortechnical technical equipment and equipment and office furnitureoffice furniture

The Project in FiguresThe Project in Figures

Development of a modern Development of a modern web-based information web-based information system: system: www.abcinfos.com

The Project in FiguresThe Project in Figures

Chamber Certification:Chamber Certification:

3 Chamber certified 3 Chamber certified (BUL, SER, ROM);(BUL, SER, ROM);

2 other started the 2 other started the

certification processcertification process

The Third Project PhaseThe Third Project Phase

01.01.2007 - 31.12.200901.01.2007 - 31.12.2009

Main characteristics:Main characteristics:

More targeted towards More targeted towards the Western Balkan the Western Balkan ChambersChambers

The Third Project PhaseThe Third Project Phase

Bigger use of know-how Bigger use of know-how transfer from the non-transfer from the non-beneficiary ABC chambers, beneficiary ABC chambers, incl. the BCCI and CCIR to incl. the BCCI and CCIR to the beneficiary ABC the beneficiary ABC chamberschambers

The Third Project PhaseThe Third Project Phase More activities More activities

directed towards directed towards providing more providing more information about information about the Balkan region the Balkan region to German to German companies companies (business (business meetings and meetings and conferences in Germany, conferences in Germany, publications on regional publications on regional level)level)

Recommendations Recommendations Support to the ABC Working Support to the ABC Working

groups – stimulate them to groups – stimulate them to initiate initiate

more activities more activities

and to monitorand to monitor

theirtheir

implementationimplementation

RecommendationsRecommendationsThe ABC information system The ABC information system needs better maintained and needs better maintained and updated portal updated portal input from each input from each ABC memberABC member

The ABC Sustainability and The ABC Sustainability and perception perception need of stronger need of stronger commitment and involvement by commitment and involvement by TOP management of the chambersTOP management of the chambers

The Third Project PhaseThe Third Project Phase

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