France hosted the 11th EBC Annual General Meeting (AGM)
On 10-11 June 2008 around 300 delegates and guests from 21 OSCE member-states came together for the 11th Annual General Meeting of the European Business Congress e.V., which was held in Deauville, France. Subsequent to the Annual General Meeting, chaired by the EBC President Dr. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee of OAO Gazprom, followed a afternoon conference on “Globalization of Energy Markets”. The sessions of the seven Working Committees took place on 11 June. more
Working Group Energy
Around 35 representatives of EBC member companies attended the Working Group Meeting on June 11, 2008. Speakers were J. Weise and U. Fip, E.ON Ruhrgas; E. Sauvage, Gaz de France; I. Virobian, Gazprom Marketing & Trading France; G. Greving, Gasterra; S. Vilogorac, UN ECE. Agenda items were (i) Gas Supplies to Benelux and France; (ii) Development of European Gas Markets; (iii) EU-Russia Energy Dialogue; and (iv) impacts of financial turmoil on energy markets. Especially the presentation on recent developments in the European Gas Markets led to a very lively discussion about the future of the gas business. more
Welcome to the EBC Service WebsiteWelcome
The EBC European Business Congress e.V. is an International non-governmental- non-profit Organisation (NGNPO), founded in December 1997 in Bonn, Germany. As of August 2007 the EBC has 97 members from 21 OSCE states. Statutory bodies of the EBC are the General Assembly, the Presiding Committee, the Board of Directors and the Secretariat. The President of the EBC is Dr. Alexey Miller, OAO Gazprom. Vicepresident is Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck, Deutsche Bank AG.
The EBC-Objectives are:
- Supporting the development of economic co-operation between and in OSCE-countries
- Promoting economic development in OSCE-countries
- Promoting a sustainable dialogue between politics and private business
These objectives will be achieved and especially implemented by
- open and trustful discussion of actual challenges and problems of common interest in the various Working Committees and subsequent formulation of practical solutions
- passing such results as recommendations on to governments and responsible authorities in OSCE-countries as well as to other NGOs
- promoting an efficient exchange of information between EBC and international organisations and fostering contacts inside the EBC and externally
- promoting co-operation between companies and international organisations
- organising and supporting conferences and seminars on actual entrepreneurial topics
The core activity of the EBC, which creates its high attractiveness for the members and which distinguishes the EBC as something unique, is to offer a platform for open discussion in the various Working Committees and Sub-Working Groups which convene approx. four times a year. To date 6 Working Committees have been formed.
About the EBC
Some of you may wonder what the EBC is actually about. The answer is quite simple: The EBC is a down-to-earth organisation that brings together pragmatists from the business community of the OSCE countries as well as political representatives to discuss concrete entrepreneurial questions and topics of current economic relevance.
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