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UN I ON OF BLACK SEA AND CASP I AN CONFEDERAT I ON OF ENTERPR I SES (UBCCE). MEMBERSHIPS FGA 2006: 16 2008: 18 2009: 22 2010: 24. ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS ANNUAL BUSINESS FORUMS – 3 Forums ( 2007 Baku, 2008 Sanliurfa, 2009 Thessaloniki)
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UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) MEMBERSHIPSFGA 2006: 16 2008: 18 2009: 22 2010: 24 ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS ANNUAL BUSINESS FORUMS – 3 Forums ( 2007 Baku, 2008 Sanliurfa, 2009 Thessaloniki) ●HIGH LEVEL CONTACT VISITS – 4Visits (2007 Sofia, Baku, Brussels EU, 2009 Brussels EU) ●ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS – 3 Assemblies ● EXECUTIVE-MANAGEMENT&TC COMMITTEE MEETINGS – 9Meetings (3 Executive, 5 Management, 1 Thematic Committee Meetings) ●INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (with partners) – 3Conferences ( 2008 May Berlin, 2009 March IstanbulWater Forum, 2009 March Madrid) ●REPRESENTATION OF THE UNION IN VARIOUS REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS & PLATFORMS BY ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVES
UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS ● UBCCE QUARTERLY BULLETINS – 15Issues (since Spring 2007) ●BUSINESS FORUM REPORTS – 3 Reports (2007 Baku – 2008 Sanliurfa -2009 Thessaloniki) ●ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORTS – 3 Reports (2007 – 2008 – 2009) ●STRATEGY DOCUMENT “MARE NEGRA & CASPIUM” (March 2009) ●TC POSITION PAPERS – 4 Position Papers ●WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS – 3 Papers (BSEC 15th Year Anniversary – June 2007 EESC Black Sea Civil Society Opinion – May 2008 EU EaP Civil Society Platform – November 2009)
UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION ● ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS – # of Announcements 2007 : 32 2008 : 80 2009 : 91 2010 (as of 21 December) : 60 ●BUSINESS OFFERS BY BUSINESS COUNTRY DESKS (BCDs) # of Announcements (since activation on December 1, 2008) : 15 Reactivation of the system foreseen in 2011 – With a special page to be allocated in UBCCE Websitefor business offers ●SURVEY among members – May 2007 on “Global Crisis” – Results announced in February 2010 ●PRESS RELEASES – 22 Releases on UBCCE activities or issues of regional interest ●AN ACTIVE – UPDATED WEBSITE (www.ubcce.org) Since its re-launch on September 30; 2424 different visitors from 65 countries in 2010 (As of December 21)
UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoUs) ●BUSINESSMED (FORMER UMCE) “Joint Business Country Desks Network” ●ICIE – INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIALISTS & ENTREPRENEURS ●TURKONFED – TURKISH ENTERPRISE & BUSINESS CONFEDERATION “Promotion of UBCCE Member Countries in Bulletin published on national level – Issue I: Georgia – June 2009 / Issue II: Iraq – September 2009” ●CEOE – THE CONFEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS & INDUSTRIES OF SPAIN “Joint Conference on Investment opportunities in Black Sea and Caspian” ●VEF – VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM
UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) MAIN CONCRETE INSTITUTIONAL TIES DEVELOPED ●Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)“Eurasia Competitiveness Programme”► financial support provided from OECD for UBCCE experts to attend the WG Meetings ●European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) &European Union Commission’s “Neighbourhood Policy” instrument ►Part of recently launched“EaP Civil Society Forum” ● UNDP Black Sea Trade and Development Programme (BSTIP) ►“Observer Status” ● International Federation for Sustainable Devpt. and Fight against Poverty in the Mediterranean-Black Sea (FISPMED) ►Member ● Südosteuropa Gesellschaf ► Organization of “Black Sea Conferences” in Berlinwith the support of German Ministry of Economic Cooperation ● Commission on the Protection of Black Sea against Pollution ►Organization of “Environment Conference” in World Water Forum
UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) ONGOING & FUTURE PROSPECTS • DEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETE PROJECTS & COOPERATION • ●Creation of a “Eurasia Private Sector Forum” supported by OECD • ● Development of a “Green Business Support Strategy for UBCCE”, in cooperation with GTZ (German Technical Cooperation Agency) • 100 000 € Budget Pilot Project • Workshops in GTZ Headquarters, Donetsk (Ukraine), Baku (Azerbaijan) • Strategy Document to be elaborated for UBCCE • Possible prolongation of the Project to other pilot countries – Confirmation pending from GTZ • ● “Associate Partner” in East Invest Consortium to be launched in 2011 • 7 000 000 € Project of EU • “Black Sea Regional Center of Excellence on Renewable Energy” Project • Coordination of “A Step Across the Border” Commission within MAKSIFED, Turkey : Business Development Trips to Greece (November 2009), Bulgaria (July 2010)…To be continued to other UBCCE countries in 2011… • Organizing result oriented events and involvement in partnerships “with focus”