CEBRE

The Czech Business Representation in Brussels was founded by the three most important cross-sector Czech entrepreneurial and employers organisations – the Czech Chamber of Commerce (www.komora.cz), the Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (www.spcr.cz), and the Confederation of Employers'' and Entrepreneurs'' Associations of the Czech Republic (www.kzps.cz). The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic together with its trade promotion agency CzechTrade provide support to this joint effort.

CEBRE - Czech Business Representation

(http://www.cebre.cz/en/) 

• is a unified representation of the Czech business community 
• provides entrepreneurs and their organisations with information about the Single European Market
• represents various Czech entrepreneurial and employers' organisations at their pan-European counterparts based in Brussels
• promotes the interests of Czech businesses within the context of EU institutions and European associations

Currently the main focus of CEBRE is providing the Czech business community up-to-date relevant information, customised training for managers, and analyses of EU affairs. As well as this CEBRE represents its founding organisations within European organisations and the associations they participate in. These include BusinessEurope, Eurochambres, UEAPME, Eurocommerce, and others. 


CEBRE is an active member of the following EU think-tanks and professional associations:

NIROC (Network of Interest Representation Offices from Candidate Countries)
Friends of Europe 


To find out more about CEBRE activities and its founding organisations as well as about current economic developments in the Czech Republic please refer to our quarterly magazine Czech Business Today (see http://www.cebre.cz/en/newsletter-czech-business-today/).


Czech Chamber of Commerce nominated Ms. Alena Vlačihová as the permanent representative in Brussels.

The contacts:
vlacihova@komora.cz
vlacihova@cebre.cz

European Economic and Social Committee

(www.eesc.europa.eu)
 
CCC is represented in the European Economic and Social Committee (the consultative body of the EU) by Mr. Ivan Voles, Deputy Secretary of the CCC since the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU in May 2004.
Mr. Voles is member of Group I of employers and of the section INT (internal market, industry and consumers) and REX (external relations) where he is the Vice-President of the section.
He was rapporteur for two opinions and participated in more than 20 working groups. 

The contact:
ivan.voles@eesc.europa.eu