The ETCF Chamber partnerships and the role of the ETCF team in their implementation

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The ETCF Chamber partnerships and the role of
the ETCF team in their implementation Ms.
Juliette Loppé Mr. Werner Gruber ETCF project
managers 13 January 2009 Istanbul
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Overall objectif

• to strengthen the dialogue and co-operation
  between the Turkish Chambers and their
  counterparts in the EU and other candidate
  countries as members of civil society, through
  the establishment of long term partnerships
  between EU and Turkish Chambers of Commerce and
  Industry

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Specific objectives

• To obtain adequate knowledge on core Chamber
  issues (management, services, communication)
• To increase understanding of EU business
  practices in Turkey, and vice versa Turkish
  business practise in the EU
• To foster opportunities for trade and investment

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Some figures

• 22 partnerships
• 56 Chambers
• 34 Turkish chambers
• 22 Chambers from the EU or from EU candidate
  countries

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Information on the actions

• Various themes
• traditional capacity building
• support to women entrepreneurship
• vocational training
• support to local/regional investment promotion
  activities
• raising awareness within companies for
  intellectual property rights
• Implementation period between 8 and 12 months
• Implementation in Turkey, the EU and candidates
  countries

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Institutional framework

• CFCU Contracting authority
• ETCF team Support Unit

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Who we are

• TOBB
• Mustafa Bayburtlu (Regional Coordinator)
• Werner Gruber (Regional Project Manager)
• wgruber_at_tobb.org.tr
• Burcu Atilgan (Grant Scheme Expert)
• burcu_at_tobb.org.tr
• Merih Güney (Project Assistant)
• merih_at_tobb.org.tr

• EUROCHAMBRES
• Dirk Vantyghem (Project Coordinator)
• Juliette Loppé (Project Manager)
  loppe_at_eurochambres.eu
• Sedef Subasi (Project Finance Manager)
• subasi_at_eurochambres.eu

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Our role

• Guidance and provision of information on
  procedures
• Monitoring the implementation of your projects