EGİKAD - UfM Trade and Investment Forum, Brüksel, 4.12.23

Leon Delvaux (Director for Neighboring Countries, Industry, Goods, Regulatory Cooperation and Public Procurement, EU Commission, DG TRADE)

Bernd Lange (Chair, International Trade Committee, European Parliament)

Şahika Aşkıner (President of Egikad (Aegean Businesswomen Association, Vice President of Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Izmir))

Yahya Elwathik Bellah Ahmed (First Undersecretary of State

Head of the Egyptian Commercial Service, Ministry of Trade and Industry

Egypt)

Matthias Knappe (Head of Fibers, Textiles and Clothing Unit, Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness, International Trade Centre (ITC))

Natasha Walker (Facilitator, Process Consultant)

EGİKAD, Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Şahika Aşkıner, Brüksel de düzenlenen ”Union for the Mediterranean” organizasyonun, ticaret ve yatırım forumuna panelist olarak katıldı. Sürdürülebilir Ticaret ve Yatırım, Mesleki Eğitim, Beceriler ve Kapsayıcı Girişimcilik konularında politikalar oluşturulmasını amaçlayan forumda YK Başkanımıza, Başkan Yardımcımız Aslı Odabaşı, Genel Sekreterimiz Mehtap Aktan ve Üyemiz Ayşen Yönet Yeter eşlik ettiler. Şahika Aşkıner, konuşmasında ''Türkiye'nin Avrupa regülasyonlarına ve standartlarına uyumlu üretim kapasitesine ve eğitimli kadın girişimci potansiyeline vurgu yaptı. Yeşil dönüşüm ve sürdürebilirlik amacı ile ülkeler arası işbirliklerinin oluşturulması ve desteklenmesi gerektiğini belirtti.''

Bernd Lange, Şahika Aşkıner, Yahya Elwathik Bellah Ahmed, Matthias Knappe, Natasha Walker

Ayşen Yönet Yeter, Mehtap Aktan, Şahika Aşkıner, Aslı Odabaşı

5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum

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5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum

Jobs through Trade and Investment: Boosting employment in the Southern Mediterranean

The Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean, with the support of the German Development Cooperation, will be hosting the 5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum on 4 December 2023 in Brussels/Belgium.

Since its first edition in 2019, the UfM Trade and Investment Forum has become a well-established dialogue platform, which addresses the most pressing issues and the current dynamics in the area of trade and investment in the Euro-Mediterranean region. As part of this fifth edition, the Forum will discuss the regional Team Europe Initiative “Jobs through Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood” by the European Commission and the EU Member States Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The Forum will thereby provide a unique opportunity to debate the initiative’s three priorities for the Southern Mediterranean per pillar: Sustainable Trade and Investment, Vocational Training and Skills, and Inclusive Entrepreneurship.

To this end, the Forum will bring together a broad spectrum of actors, partners and stakeholders from both shores of the Mediterranean region. Recommendations emanating from the Forum will guide the future agenda of the Union for the Mediterranean.