Midterm Conference of the ETCF Partnership Grant Scheme Projects took place in Trabzon

The Midterm Conference for the ETCF Partnerships was held on 1st and 2nd July in NOVOTEL, Trabzon. The Midterm Conference has been organized by EUROCHAMBRES and TOBB.

55 people attended the Midterm Conference from Turkish and EU Chambers, TOBB, EUROCHAMBRES, CFCU and the EC Delegation.

On July 1st, the Midterm Conference started with bi-lateral meetings between the partner Chambers. These meetings were followed by opening speeches given by Mustafa Bayburtlu, Head of EU Department in TOBB; Dirk Vantyghem, International Affairs Director in EUROCHAMBRES; Michael Vögele, Head of Section Institution building and Civil society, EC Delegation in Ankara and Hakan Gürhan, Secretary General, Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Following the opening speeches, 22 projects started to be presented briefly by the Chambers. After these presentations, Trabzon CCI hosted all the participants in their facilities and offered a cocktail followed by a presentation of their Chamber.

On July 2nd, the presentation of the projects were finalized which was followed by the presentations of Burcu Atılgan (TOBB) and CFCU on financial reporting.