EUROCHAMBRES 15th Annual Congress on 25-26
October 2007 in Paris

EUROCHAMBRES, the Association of European Chambres of Commerce and Industry, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008, forms one of the key pillars of business representation to the European Institutions.

EUROCHAMBRES annual Congres brings together around 500 participants from over 50 countries coming from the worlds of business, politics and media.

The theme of the 2007 Congress will be:

Business and Regional Development: growth will
come from the grassroots!?

For the firs time a European Congress will focus on the role that economic actors can play towards local and regional authorities as partners in the global success of Europe.

Governance, competitiveness and territorial competition: members of the European parliament and Commission, ministers, regional and local elected deputies and captains of industry will debate these issues which are essential for the dynamism and growth of the European Union.

MORE INFORMATION/REGISTRATION on the Congress website:

www.eurochambresparis2007.org

Jadrana Radovanic new president of the association of the businesswomen of Croatia (KRUG)

Published 6th June 2007 by Lourdes Acedo

The association of the businesswomen of Croatia (KRUG) has renewed his bord of director. Now Jadrana Radovanic is the new president and the executive board is composed by: Renata Vokal (Deputy of President), Biserka Rajkovic, Diana Vrankovic, Dunja Konjevod, Durdica Zagorec, Ivanka Avelini, Marija Sola, Valnea Bressan and Vlasta Hautz.

KRUG is an association of businesswomen in Croatia, member of AFAEMME. Krug works to improve the position of businesswomen in society by encouraging women entrepreneurship, business culture and working ethics.

The activities of KRUG are education, networking, promotion of achievements of businesswomen, co-operation with public organisations and institutions and liking with similar national and international associations.

KAGIDER NEW TEAM

Women Entrepreneurs Associations of Turkey has renewed his bord of director.

Published 17 th.04. 2007 by L.Acedo

Photo: Mrs. Meltem Gürler (Head of Foreign Affairs Committee of KAGIDER) with Mrs.Mª Helena de Felipe Lehtonen (President os AFAEMME)

6th Pan Afro Congress of Business and Professional Women

The 6th Pan Afro Congress of Business and Professional Women in Collaboration with 6th Mediterranean Congress of Business and Professional Women and 8th International Congress of Egyptian Business Women Association (EBWA) will be organise by Egyptian Business Women Association (EBWA), African Alliance for Women Empowerment (AFRAWE), Afro-Arab Network for Women Empowerment, Business and Professional Women Egypt (BPW-Egypt) and Organization for Women in Trade (OWIT – Egypt).

IThe event will take place on 28-30th May at Mena House Oberoi Hotel, Cairo, Egypt For get more information please contact with: asfour2712@yahoo.com

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Catalan Association of Businesswomen and Women Executives (ACCE)

Published: December 21st, 2006. Barcelona (Spain) . By: L. Acedo

ACCE (L´Asociació Catalana d´Empresàries i Executives), a member of AFAEMME´s network,celebrated on December of 2006 its 25th anniversary.

In a very special dinner that brought together the founding members as well as the newcomers, Mrs. Carmen Trias de Romero received the award for “The Best Businesswoman of the Year 2006” which recognised her 30 years as a successful executive leading TEASA, a pioneer business in Catalonia dedicated to proving aide services for events. The award was handed to Mrs. Trias by Kati Carreras-Moysi, Counsellor for Institutional Relations of Barcelona’s City hall.  

Mrs. Mª Helena de Felipe Lehtonen, President of ACEE, made a speech in which she not only congratulated Mrs. Carmen Trias de Romero for her work, but also recognised the efforts and the achievements made by ACCE in its 25 years of existence, in which it has provided information and advice to its members.

L´Association les Femmes Chef d´Entreprises

Published: December 2nd, 2006.  (France). By: L. Acedo

L´Association les Femmes Chef d´Entreprises, member of AFAEMME, celebrated, last 2nd of December the 60th anniversary of the association in the Chamber of Commerce of Paris. There was 400 attends who participated in the round tables about “Stakes of the Enterprise take over”.

54th FCEM World Congress – SLOVENIA The Future Belongs to the Enterprising Ljubljana

Published: November 21st, 2006. Liubliana (Slovenia) . By: L. Acedo

The 54th congress will be hosted in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from October 21 through 24, 2006. For the whole family of women entrepreneurs, united through Femmes Chefs d`Entreprises Mondiales this will be a beautiful occasion for participants from different nations, languages and cultures to meet and discuss about experiences and share knowledge and information about enterprising, innovation and partnership and to deepen friendships developed through FCEM meetings. This will also be an occasion to know more about the surprising world of Central and Eastern Europe.
If you need more information, get in contact with Mrs. Marta Turk National. President/ FCEM World Vice-president.

ACE&E with his/her Royal High Princes of Asturias meeting

Published: October, 2006. Barcelona (Spain)

Members of The Catalonian Association of Businesswomen were guests to the inauguration of the new installations of the Historic File of the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona where the associates had the opportunity to have a very interesting conversation on conciliation of work and family life themes with her Royal High Princess of Asturias, the very honourable. Mrs. Letizia Ortiz. Who had been very interested in this subject and in the projects that ACEE is to carrying out to improve the businesswomen situation in the labour market.

A meeting with the Business Women Organization from Catalonia

Published: June 12nd, 2006. Barcelona (Spain)

The Economy Minister of Chile Mrs Ingrid-Veronica Antonijevic, requested a meeting with the Business Women Organization from Catalonia (ACEE) on 12th May 2006 in Barcelona.
The meeting was attended by the President of Afaemme Mrs M.Helena de Felipe who organized it, and a group of the highest level businesswomen.
They discussed the situation of business in Catalonia and the obstacles they have had to overcome.
Mrs Antonijevic was interested in collaborating together and to set up a Business Women Organization in Chile.

Dr Bouthayna Iraqui Houssaini as a President

Published: June 28nd, 2006. Casablanca (Morocco)

The Moroccan NGO for business women, General assembly held on Wednesday June 28, 2006, has elected Dr Bouthayna Iraqui Houssaini as a President for the coming three years.

Dr Iraqui Houssaini succeeds to Mrs Saloua Karkri Belkeziz, One of Afem founders. The latter was elected by the same general assembly as a Honorary President.

The Board to work with Dr Bouthayna Iraqui Houssaini during this period is as follows:
Hakima El Haite Mounir:
Vice President in charge of Institutional and International Relations.
Imane Rtabi Benamar:
Vice President in charge of the Creation of Enterprises
Wassila Kara Ibrahimi:
Vice President in charge of the Development of Women Entrepreneurship
Hakima Hourri Touzani:
General Secretary in charge of Regional Development
Souad Doumiri Rachou:
General Treasurer.

The new team will be honoured and delighted to continue and maintain our relationship of a privileged partnership.

Women’s way to Europe

Published: June 25th, 2006. Atalya (Turkey). By: L. Acedo

On the 25th and 26th of May, KAGIDER (Organization of Businesswomen from Turkey) organized an International Conference in Istambul entitled “Women’s way to Europe” in the context of a project of the European Commission.Afaemme is one of the three partners in the project along with IAPBWB (Bulgaria) and ADAF (Romania).

We honoured to have the presence or the Family Minister of Turkey Mrs Nimet ÇubukÇu.

The Spanish delegation included mrs. M.Helena de Felipe, President of AFAEMME and Mrs. Charo Nogueira, journalist from the El País, and Mrs. Joaquima Alemany, President of the International Network of Liberal Women. They spoke about the situation of women in Spain in reference to gender equality.

The womens cooperative bank

Published: May 25th, 2006. Cairo (Egyp)

We would like to inform you that Mrs Artemis Toumazi with the womens cooperative bank won two awards in the first global summit award which took  place in Cairo  last  9th of June 2006.

ANTIKAD newest member of Afaemme

Published: May 25th, 2006. Atalya (Turkey)

The newest member of Afaemme is ANTIKAD (pendent to be officially approved by the Board), a member of the Coalition of Turkish Women Entrepreneurs, located in Antalaya which is a Mediterranean City on the Syrian border.

The President of the Organization Mrs.Sevinç Eylik and the Vicepresident Mrs. Seval Yasak were present at the Istambul Conference organised by KAGIDER (25th-26th May 2006).

The women entrepreneurship facing financial problems

Published: March 14th, 2006.(Morocco)

The Moroccan member of AFAEMME, the Association of Businesswomen of Morocco (AFEM), organized last 14th of March the event about “the women entrepreneurship facing a financial problems: realities and perspectives” and on 28th of February took place a business-dinner about”the communication and media, which way to use" organized by AFEM too.

Businesswomen Organization in Guatemala

Published: November 9 th, 2005 (Guatemala)

Over 19th to 29th of November , the President of AFAEMME, Mª Helena de Felipe, visited Guatemala and supported the creation of the first Businesswomen Organization in Guatemala, with the support of President of the country Mr. Oscar Berger.

Iberamerican Congress of Business  Women

Published: October 20 th, 2005. Madrid (Spain)

FIDE (Federation of Iberoamerican Businesswomen) celebrate its XV Congress in Madrid , 20th to 23rd of October.This event served well to create business relations between Iberoamerican  and Portugal and Spain countries. From AFAEMME, asisted to the Congress the President M. Helena de Felipe, as well as member of the Joint Directive of FIDE

The situation of businesswomen in Morocco

Published: September, 15th, 2005. Casablanca (Morocco)

On 15th of September of 2005 took place the first anniversary of AFEM. The Association of Businesswomen of Morocco (AFEM) is working a lot to improve the situation of businesswomen in Morocco and they are growing and reaching new horizons continuously. We invite you to consult the link http://www.afem.ma/News.htm

A Delegation from AFEM, visited Barcelona

Published: July 3th, 2005 Barcelona, (Spain)

A Delegation from the Association of Business Women of Morrocco (AFEM) leaded by its General Secretary Mrs. Afifa Dassouli, visited Barcelona between the 7 and the 11 of March . The Delegation had several networking meetings with the Catalan Association of Businesswomen ACEE, as well as interviews with the General Director of COPCA Mr. Jordi Serret at the Palace of the Generalitat; and participate at the entrpreneurs’ day at the Forum of Barcelona.