ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB Overview of the ETFC project ETCF Information Days April 2nd 2008 Ankara

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB ETCF at a glance  Project launched: December 2007  Project implemented by EUROCHAMBRES in cooperation with TOBB and  Project Management Team  Duration: 24 months  financed by the EC  Total budget: €

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB Why a new project ?  TCDP I & II success and experience  New momentum: EU accession negotiations

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB Why a new project ?  Need for a new project to ensure that Turkish chambers :  improve their service capacities to their members  and develop their knowledge on the so-called EU acquis communautaire

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB ETCF overall aim To strengthen the dialogue and co- operation between Chambers both in Turkey and in the EU; thus promoting the integration of EU and Turkish business communities

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB Specific Objectives  To increase Turkish Chambers’ knowledge on business-related acquis  To enable Turkish chambers to take active part during the EU accession negotiations  To enhance the abilities of Turkish chambers to design and generate value- added services to their members

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB ETCF Activities Related to EU Acquis  A Survey on Turkish companies knowledge of EU legislation  12 EU training seminars  6 EU manuals  Participation to EUROCHAMBRES Academies  Turkish experts on EU Database

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB Other activities  Upgrade of the accreditation system  Communication activities (website, leaflet)

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB EU - Turkey Chambers Partnership Grant Scheme General Objective To enhance the service capacity of the Turkish Chambers by benchmarking with EU chambers and benefiting from their know-how

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB EU - Turkey Chambers Partnership Grant Scheme Priorities Findings of the TCDP II Survey allowed to defined priorities for the new partnerships, including: knowledge on core Chamber issues Development of international trade facilitation and export orientation services …..

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB EU - Turkey Chambers Partnership Grant Scheme Budget and Duration of Actions  Total budget: €  Grant between € and €  Implementing period: between 8 and 12 months

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB EU - Turkey Chambers Partnership Grant Scheme Methodology  CFCU in Ankara Contracting authority  One call for proposal  Turkish Chambers, lead applicants; EU chambers, partners.  2 months to prepare the project

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB ETCF Contacts in EUROCHAMBRES  Dirk Vantyghem (project coordinator)  Juliette Loppé (project manager)   Sedef Subasi (project assistant)

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB ETCF Contacts in TOBB  Mustafa Bayburtlu (Regional Coordinator)  Werner Gruber (Regional Project Manager)   Burcu Atilgan (Grant Scheme Expert)  Merih Güney (Project Assistant)

ETCF is funded by the European Union Project is implemented by Eurochambres & TOBB Thank you for your attention