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KTTO meets Turkey’s
EU Minister and
Chief Negotiator Mr.
Çavuþoðlu
On 1 July 2014, KTTO
delegation presided
by Fikri Toros also
met Turkey’s EU
Minister and Chief
Negotiator Mevlüd
Çavuþoðlu. During
the meeting,
Minister Çavuþoðlu
reiterated Turkey’s
commitment for a
fair and sustainable
solution to the
Cyprus problem and
underlined the
importance of
preparing Turkish
Cypriots for the
introduction and
implementation of
the EU law
facilitating North
Cyprus’s integration
to the EU.
On behalf of the
KTTO delegation,
Toros expressed his
concern regarding
the pace of the
Cyprus negotiation
process and
requested Turkey’s
support in keeping
the interest of the
international
community alive in
the process.
Agreeing with
Minister Çavuþoðlu
on the importance of
preparing North
Cyprus for the
integration with the
EU, Toros said they
were eager to
benefit from the
knowledge and
experience of
Turkey’s Ministry of
EU Affairs in this
respect.
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KTTO Board Member
Salih Çeliker
re-elected as Vice
President of ESBA
KTTO Board Member
Salih Çeliker has
been re-elected as
Vice President of
European Small
Business Alliance
(ESBA) at the
organisation’s
Annual General
Meeting held on 20
June 2014 in
Brussels. KTTO
became a full member
of ESBA in January
2010 and Mr. Celiker
has been serving as
its Vice President
since June 2012.
Commenting on his
re-election, Mr
Celiker said “As an
organisation aiming
to promote the
interests of
small-enterprises at
the EU level, ESBA
is a suitable
platform for North
Cyprus where 99% of
businesses are small
and micro
businesses. It has
been an honour for
me to represent KTTO
and the Turkish
Cypriot business
community in ESBA
since 2010. ESBA has
been steadily
growing and
strengthening its
position in the EU
arena and I look
forward to
contributing to its
success for another
term as a Vice
President”.
Founded in 1998,
ESBA is a non-party
political group
representing and
advocating the
interests of the
small business
entrepreneurs and
the self-employed at
the EU-level. The
Alliance now
represents almost
one million small
businesses and
covers 35 European
countries.
For more information
on ESBA:
http://www.esba-europe.org/
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ESBA organizes
its annual event
jointly with SEAP:
“The Transatlantic
Trade and Investment
Partnership: What’s
in it for SMEs?”
On 19 June 2014, the
European Small
Business Alliance
(ESBA) in
cooperation with the
Society of European
Affairs
Professionals (SEAP)
held an event on the
Transatlantic Trade
and Investment
Partnership (TTIP)
negotiations.
Speakers at the
event included the
US Ambassador to the
EU, Anthony L.
Gardner, who
addressed the
attendees as the
keynote speaker, as
well as speakers
from the European
Commission, the
European Parliament,
the standards world
and the private
sector
representatives. The
key players in the
TTIP negotiations
gave insights into
European, American
perspectives on the
issue and discussed
what the impact of
TTIP will be on the
small businesses.
The event which was
hosted by the
American Chamber of
Commerce to the EU
was attended by more
than 130
stakeholders from
different sectors.
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KTTO Delegation
visits TOBB
During its visit to
Turkey on 1 July
2014, KTTO
delegation presided
by Mr. Fikri Toros,
President of the
Turkish Cypriot
Chamber of Commerce
(KTTO), visited M.
Rifat
Hisarciklioglu,
President of the
Union of Chambers
and Commodity
Exchanges of Turkey
(TOBB) and its Board
of Directors. The
two Chambers agreed
to enhance their
cooperation in order
to develop the
Turkish Cypriot
economy and
contribute to the
efforts of finding a
comprehensive
settlement to the
Cyprus problem.
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