BUSINESSEUROPE is the leading advocate for growth and competitiveness at European level, standing up for companies across the continent and actively campaigning on the issues that most influence their performance.
BUSINESSEUROPE speaks for all-sized enterprises in 35 European countries, whose national business federations are its direct members.
The organisation is a European social partner, recognised as the continent’s leading business voice.
The current president of BUSINESSEUROPE is Ms Emma Marcegaglia, chief executive of Marcegaglia Group, a leading international steel processing company, headquartered in Italy.
The director general is Mr Markus J Beyrer, who leads a team of 45 advocacy professionals at the BUSINESSEUROPE offices in Brussels.
Contact details:
IRT EU Secretariat
c/o Kellen Europe
Avenue Jules Bordet 142
1140 Brussels - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 761 16 06
Fax: +32 2 761 16 99
E-mail: IRT@kelleneurope.com
CEMA — the voice of the Agricultural Machinery Industry in Europe
Through the provision of cutting-edge technology manufacturers of agricultural machinery enable farmers in Europe and worldwide to grow food, feed and agricultural raw materials affordably and sustainably and meet the rising demand fuelled by global population growth.
Modern agricultural machines help farmers to:
The European producers of agricultural machinery provide solutions for all these challenges and for all types and sizes of farms.
CEMA’s mission
...is to work towards a balanced legislative and regulatory framework in the EU that:
CEMA's tasks
The European Agricultural Machinery Industry
ECPA acts as the ambassador of the crop protection industry in Europe. We stand for sustainable, scientific agricultural practices which protect the health of people and the environment. In doing so, we seek to build understanding of why pesticides are necessary for an affordable, healthy diet and a high quality of life. We hold that informed dialogue on these issues is the best way to achieve understanding and acceptance.
ECPA advocates EU policies and legislation that are based on science and scientific risk assessment, foster innovation, operate in a balanced and predictable way, enable the industry to innovate, protect intellectual property and reward the introduction of new technologies and practices. Safeguarding Europe’s crops from pests and disease in order to meet the needs of all people, today and tomorrow, is an essential task one that must be conducted in accordance with the highest standards of safety and respect for the environment.
Industrial Development Fund is a state development institute, an important element of the state measures aimed at increasing global competitiveness of Russian industry, implementing import substitution and export policies.
The Fund was launched in 2014 on the initiative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation and supports both Russian and foreign investors.
IDF deals with the following issues: guarantees for stable tax and regulatory conditions up to 10 years Income and property tax benefits, status for industrial products «Made in Russia», co-financing projects at the rate of 1%, 3% and 5% p.a., international partnership and localisation.
Established in 1994, KOCEMA’s goal is to promote and support the construction equipment industry and foster friendly relations and synergies among our members to contribute to the sound growth of the industry as well as to the enhancement and development of our national economy.
Key activities:
The OWC — Foreign Trade Publishing House presents its current and future readers the German-language economic web portal “Russia”, which contents the following information:
All of the categories are always up-to-date and spare the subscriber the extensive investigation efforts.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is an international trade and business development resource for companies that manufacture equipment, products, and services in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining, and utility industries.
The history of AEM spans over more than a hundred years. The current name came into existence on January 1, 2002 when Equipment Manufacturers Institute (EMI) and Construction Industry Manufacturers Association (CEMA) consolidated to create the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. The four core services that AEM offers to its 750+ member companies include: Global Public Policy, Statistical Programs, Technical & Safety, and Trade Shows along with additional services such as International Support, Meeting and Education Programs, Worksite Safety and Educational Materials, and Workforce Development. AEM’s goal is to help member companies compete in the global marketplace. AEM is a proud sponsor and organizer one of the world’s largest construction shows — CONEXPO-CON/AGG.
AEM operates via Bureaus, Councils, Institutes/Associations, Committees, and Task Groups. Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI (USA) with offices in Washington, DC and Beijing (China) and representatives in Ottawa (Canada), Brussels (Belgium), and Moscow (Russia), AEM has the staff of over 70 employees.
The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) represents the 15 Europe-based car, van, truck and bus makers: BMW Group, Daimler, DAF, Fiat, Ford of Europe, General Motors Europe, Hyundai Motor Europe, Iveco, Jaguar Land Rover, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswagen Group, Volvo Cars, Volvo Group. It works with a variety of institutional, non-governmental, research and civil society partners - as well as with a number of industry associations with related interests.
Since 1960 AIDA has been a non-profit making international association successfully promoting and developing collaboration between its members and related institutions worldwide to help increase the study, knowledge and understanding of international and national insurance laws and their application in the changing world of insurance.
Through its global membership of approximately 50 national associations, its two regional groupings, AIDA Europe and CILA, its affiliated ARIAS Societies and Young AIDA groupings and nearly 30 Working Parties and convening at events and activities throughout each year, AIDA engages and can draw upon the resources and experience of nearly 10,000 people concerned in a variety of ways with the development and application of insurance laws.
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international conventions, exhibition and public events.
The Roscongress Foundation was founded in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential and strengthening the country’s image by organizing international conventions, exhibitions, and public events. The Foundation develops substantive content for such events, providing companies and organizations with advice, information, and expert guidance, and offering comprehensive evaluation, analysis, and coverage of the Russian and global economic agendas. It offers administrative services and promotional support for business projects and helps to attract investment, including in the form of public-private partnerships.
Today, its annual programme includes events held from Montevideo to Vladivostok, offering an opportunity to bring together global business leaders, experts, the media, and government officials in one place, creating favourable conditions for dialogue and the promotion of new ideas and projects, and assisting in the creation of social enterprise and charity projects.
The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) was established in June 1990 as a non-political organisation to protect the interests of industry at the time of fast and large-scale transformations in the state politics and economy.
RSPP President is Alexander Nikolaevich Shokhin.
From the very first days of its life the RSPP priorities include: promotion of the business community interests in Russian and at the international level and consolidation of Russian industrialists and entrepreneurs` efforts for business environment development; enhancing the status of business in Russia and the world; maintaining the balance of interests of society, government and business.
RSPP represents the interests of all Russian businesses irrespective of size, sector or regional location of companies. The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs acts in two forms – as a non-governmental organisation and all-Russian association of employers, the combination which allows advocate the interests of the RSPP members most effectively given different rights and capabilities of our organisations.
RSPP today brings together about 130 sectoral and regional associations of employers. Its members include such leading companies as: Russian Railways, TATNEFT, Severstal, RusHydro, EVRAZ, Norilsk Nickel Group, VTB Bank, Mechel, Ilim Group, Nizhnekamskneftekhim, NPO Saturn, SIBUR, RU-COM,Metalloinvest, Transmashholding, EUROCEMENT group, MegaFon, Aeroflot, FSUE Russian Post, Knauf Service, Alcoa Metallurg Rus, Lafarge Russia and many others.
Contact details:
Frankfurt office:
Lyoner Straße 18
Frankfurt, Germany
http://www.vdma.org/
Ассоциация «Российские автомобильные дилеры» (РОАД) – профессиональное объединение официальных дилеров России – организована в 1994 году.
Основные цели Ассоциации – защита инвестиций официальных дилеров, представление интересов на государственном уровне, взаимодействие с автопроизводителями, обмен опытом и информацией внутри дилерского сообщества в целях повышения эффективности дилерского бизнеса.
В настоящее время Ассоциация представляет интересы более 1200 дилерских центров. В рядах РОАД крупнейшие дилерские сети, большое количество столичных и региональных дилерских предприятий. На долю компаний, входящих в РОАД, приходится более 65% продаж новых автомобилей в России. Члены ассоциации ведут свою деятельность практически на всей территории Российской Федерации.
АРПО и С РФ учреждена в 1992 году по инициативе руководства Министерства внутренних дел РФ, Министерства Безопасности РФ (ныне — ФСБ России), Министерства юстиции РФ, Генеральной Прокуратуры РФ, Федеральной налоговой полиции (ФНС России), Службы внешней разведки, Государственного таможенного комитета РФ.
АРПО и С РФ оказывает содействие правоохранительным органам в борьбе с коррупцией, терроризмом, экстремизмом и другими негативными явлениями. В последние годы Ассоциация придает большое внимание борьбе с контрафактом, являясь одним из активных участников ежегодного международного Форума «Антиконтрафакт».