Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the General Assembly of the European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES), held in Brussels. Accompanying Hisarcıklıoğlu were TOBB Board Member Hakan Ülken, Adana CCI Chairman Atila Menevşe, Bolu CCI Chairman Türker Ateş and Kahramanmaraş CCI Chairman Serdar Zabun.

At the EUROCHAMBRES General Assembly, the new Presidential Council to serve in 2018-2019 was decided upon.

The Council will be comprised of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber President Christoph Leitl as EUROCHAMBRES President while TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, France Chambers Union President Pierre Goguet, Wolfgang Grenka on behalf of the Germany Trade and Industry Association, Poland Chamber of Commerce Vice Chairman Marek Kloczko will serve as Vice Chairman; Hellenic Chambers Chair Constantine Michalos, Stephen Müchler, Chief Executive of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Ian Talbot, CEO of the Chamber of Ireland will serve as Vice President.

Members of the Budget Committee were also selected. TOBB European Union Department Chief Mustafa Bayburtlu will represent TOBB in the EUROCHAMBRES Budget Committee.

EUROCHAMBRES is the European business umbrella organization representing 44 European countries, 1700 regional and local trade and industry chambers, 20 million businesses generating 120 million jobs.

After the EUROCHAMBRES General Assembly, TOBB delegation visited, Turkey's European Union Permanent Representative, Ambassador Faruk Kaymakcı, receiving information about the current state of Turkey - EU relations.