UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS ANNUAL BUSINESS FORUMS – 3 Forums ( 2007 Baku, 2008 Sanliurfa, 2009 Thessaloniki) HIGH LEVEL CONTACT VISITS – 4 Visits ● HIGH LEVEL CONTACT VISITS – 4 Visits (2007 Sofia, Baku, Brussels EU, 2009 Brussels EU) ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS – 3 Assemblies ● ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS – 3 Assemblies EXECUTIVE-MANAGEMENT & TC COMMITTEE MEETINGS – 9 Meetings ● EXECUTIVE-MANAGEMENT & TC COMMITTEE MEETINGS – 9 Meetings (3 Executive, 5 Management, 1 Thematic Committee Meetings) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (with partners) – 3 Conferences ● INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (with partners) – 3 Conferences ( 2008 May Berlin, 2009 March Istanbul Water Forum, 2009 March Madrid) REPRESENTATION OF THE UNION IN VARIOUS REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS & PLATFORMS BY ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVES ● REPRESENTATION OF THE UNION IN VARIOUS REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS & PLATFORMS BY ITS SENIOR EXECUTIVES MEMBERSHIPS FGA 2006: : : : 24
UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) PUBLICATIONS & PAPERS UBCCE QUARTERLY BULLETINS – 15 Issues (since Spring 2007) ● UBCCE QUARTERLY BULLETINS – 15 Issues (since Spring 2007) BUSINESS FORUM REPORTS – 3 Reports ● BUSINESS FORUM REPORTS – 3 Reports (2007 Baku – 2008 Sanliurfa Thessaloniki) (2007 Baku – 2008 Sanliurfa Thessaloniki) ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORTS – 3 Reports (2007 – 2008 – 2009) ● ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORTS – 3 Reports (2007 – 2008 – 2009) STRATEGY DOCUMENT “MARE NEGRA & CASPIUM” (March 2009) ● STRATEGY DOCUMENT “MARE NEGRA & CASPIUM” (March 2009) TC POSITION PAPERS – 4 Position Papers ● TC POSITION PAPERS – 4 Position Papers WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS – 3 Papers ● WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS – 3 Papers (BSEC 15th Year Anniversary – June 2007 EESC Black Sea Civil Society Opinion – May 2008 EESC Black Sea Civil Society Opinion – May 2008 EU EaP Civil Society Platform – November 2009) EU EaP Civil Society Platform – November 2009)
UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) UNION OF BLACK SEA AND CASPIAN CONFEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES (UBCCE) INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS – # of Announcements ● ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS – # of Announcements 2007 : : : (as of 21 December) : 60 BUSINESS OFFERS BY BUSINESS COUNTRY DESKS (BCDs) ● BUSINESS OFFERS BY BUSINESS COUNTRY DESKS (BCDs) # of Announcements (since activation on December 1, 2008) : 15 # 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 Website for business offers SURVEY among members – May 2007 ● SURVEY among members – May 2007 on “Global Crisis” – Results announced in February 2010 on “Global Crisis” – Results announced in February 2010 PRESS RELEASES – 22 Releases on UBCCE activities or issues of regional interest ● PRESS RELEASES – 22 Releases on UBCCE activities or issues of regional interest AN ACTIVE – UPDATED WEBSITE ( ● AN ACTIVE – UPDATED WEBSITE ( Since its re-launch on September 30; 2424 different visitors from 65 countries in 2010 (As of December 21) 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) ● 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 Berlin with 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 MAIN CONCRETE INSTITUTIONAL TIES DEVELOPED
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) € 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 € 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”