The Chairmanship of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary has been taken over by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce

The Chairmanship of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary has been taken over by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary as of January 1st 2014. Mr. János Takács, President of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, became the Chairman of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary.
The change in the Chairmanship of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary was officially announced in a press conference held at the premises of the Embassy of Sweden in Budapest on February 6th 2014. Present were the representatives of the leading media in Hungary, members of the Board of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary and representatives of the bilateral chambers in Hungary. H.E. Karin Olofsdotter, Ambassador of Sweden to Hungary addressed the press event.
Mr. János Takács took over the position from Mr. Paul Stolk, Chairman of the Netherlands-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, whose mandate expired end of last year. Mr. Paul Stolk was at the helm of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary for a period of two years.
According to the Memorandum of Understanding Mr. Paul Stolk – as preceding Chairman – and Mr. Gordan Ban, Chairman of the Slovenian-Hungarian Business Association became Vice Chairs of the EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary.
The EU-Chambers of Commerce in Hungary is committed to continue its traditional business events during 2014. In addition to these a Conference on Management’s Liability will be organised on February 26th 2014. The series of major events will continue with a Business Conference in May 2014, the topic being “10 years in the EU”, with keynote speaker Mr. László Andor, Member of the European Commission. This event will be followed by a business event planned for October presenting the Economic Strategy of the new Government of Hungary.

The EU-based companies in the year 2011 employed more than 430 thousand people in Hungary paying a total annual labour cost of HUF 2,109 billion, creating an Added Value of HUF 4,525 billion. Having an R&D Staff of over 7,500 persons these companies spent in 2011 HUF 106 billion on Research and Development.

For further information please contact Rita Istiván, Secretary General of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hungary: swedishchamber@swedishchamber.hu
or +36 30 970 8433.