Federation of Central & Eastern European Chambers of Commerce, Inc

PREAMBLE The Federation of Central & Eastern European Chambers of Commerce, Inc. (FedeCham) is a , non-political, non-governmental organization, representing the interest of chambers of commerce, business organizations as well as enterprises from all economic sectors and industries of Central & Eastern Europe. THE ROLE OF FEDECHAM IS: • To facilitate, promote and protect the concept of chambers of commerce as essential intermediaries between different countries and regions. • To create Committees based on interest of it’s chambers members to strengthening existing trade and developing new, especially between emerging economies. • To provide a forum where chamber leaders can communicate with each other and collaborate on matters of mutual interest, whether in solving problems or realizing opportunities; • To facilitate the role of chambers of commerce as local business support agencies; • To encourage chambers of commerce and their members to cooperate in activities of FedeCham; FEDECHAM’s MEMBER COUNTRIES (CEE20) FedeCham initiative comprises of twenty Central and Eastern European countries (CEE20). This includes Poland, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belarus and Albania. The founders of this initiative are from: Poland, Hungary Romania and Greece.