CHAMBER FEATURE CHAMBERS IRELAND & THE EU
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Chambers Ireland continues to work and lobby for a more a stable pro-trade, businessfriendly Europe.
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s part of our work representing the interests of Irish business, we work closely with the European Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, also known as Eurochambres. The organisation voices the interests of over 19 million member enterprises in 45 European countries through a network of national, regional and local Chambers. Chambers Ireland engages with Eurochambres across a number of policy areas and has representatives on several Eurochambres policy committees including the Trade and Investment Committee; the Finance and Economy Committee; the Better Regulation Committee; the SME Policy Committee; and the EU Single Market Committee. Ian Talbot, Chief Executive of Chambers Ireland, is the Chairperson of the Eurochambres Finance and Economy Committee.
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OUR WORK IN 2017 Throughout 2017, Chambers Ireland identified a number of key areas of importance to our members that required our focus. These included: • Completing the Single Market, particularly the Digital Single Market • Supporting SMEs and Entrepreneurs • Promoting the need for more trade agreements, specifically SME-friendly deals • Advocating for an international response to corporate tax challenges CHAMBERS IN BRUSSELS As part of our work to lobby for a more business-friendly Europe, a delegation from the Irish Chamber of Commerce Network, led by Chambers Ireland, visited Brussels in November 2017 and met with key officials
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