AEB delegation visits European Institutions in Brussels
21.03.2016
The Board of the Association of European Businesses led by Philippe Pegorier, Chairman of the Board and Dr. Frank Schauff, AEB CEO, visited Brussels on 16-18 March 2016.
During this annual trip, the board members voiced to the European authorities the concerns of European business with regard to the current EU-Russia relations, Ukraine related sanctions and other issues at stake such as import substitution, parallel imports, waste management and the Russian Federal Law on personal data protection. They advocated for the removal of both the economic and financial sanctions and stressed the need for a renewed EU strategy towards Russia.
The delegation met with Jyrki Katainen, European Commission, Vice-President, Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness; Rainer Wieland, Vice-President, European Parliament, and Jerzy Buzek, European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and others.
Photo: from left to right
Pegorier Philippe, AEB Chairman of the Board, Country President and General Director, Alstom Russia Ltd.
Michael Akim, AEB Member of the Board, Vice-President, ABB Russia
Gerald Sakuler, AEB Member of the Board
David Gray, AEB Member of the Board, Managing Partner, PwC Russia
Jerzy Buzek, European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Teemu Helppolainen, AEB Deputy Chairman of the Board, YIT
Frank Schauff, AEB CEO
Olga Bantsekina, AEB First Deputy Chair of the Board, Chief Representative, Coleman Services Ltd.
Luis Portero, Head of Economic and Trade Section of the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation