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About Us |
As part of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce’s “EU
and Solution” vision, the Brussels Representation Office
of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce was
established under the leadership of the then KTTO
President Ali Erel and inaugurated by the Prime Minister
of the time Ferdi Sabit Soyer on 19 September 2005. The
Brussels Office aims to represent the Turkish Cypriot
business community and the people at large in the
European arena, and to contribute to the Turkish
Cypriots’ integration to the EU.
In the framework of this vision, one of the main
activities of the Brussels Office was to liase with the
EU institutions on the improvement of the Green Line
Regulation which came into force following the entry of
a divided Cyprus into the EU in 2004. The European
Council appointed the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of
Commerce as the institutional partner of the European
Commission in the implementation of this Regulation.
Parallel to this, the Brussels Office also conducted
lobbying activities towards the adoption of the
Financial Aid and Direct Trade Regulations which were
proposed by the European Commission in 2004. To this
end, the Brussels Office began cooperating with the
European Commission, Parliament and the Council as well
as Chambers of Commerce, civil society organisations,
think-tanks and the media.
As its network of influence enlargeded in time, the
Brussels Office diversified its activities and played a
leading role in various other Cyprus-related matters and
in the organisation of several economic, political and
cultural activities.
Providing intellectual and logistic support to both its
member companies and the members of the Turkish Cypriot
political and civil society in their relations with the
EU, the Brussels Office strives to be the window to
Europe for the Turkish Cypriot people. |
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