ABC


History  
The Association of Balkan Chambers was founded in September 1994.

It focuses its efforts on spurring liberalization of economic ties in the Balkan region through specific proposals to the national governments of the Balkan countries.

The Association of Balkan Chambers is a non-political and non-governmental organisation aiming at assisting the business activities on the Balkans. Its founding members were the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, later joined by Cyprus. Membership is open to all Balkan Chambers who accept its statute.

It is managed by a rotating President from a member chamber with a one-year term supported by a Secretariat and working groups.
 
Members  
The ABC includes the national chambers of commerce and industry of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey. ABC-members (Word file)
 
Priorities  
The main priorities of ABC are:
  • development of co-operation among the business communities in the Balkan region, as well as with third parties;
  • encouragement and support of activities aimed to structural changes in the economies of Balkan countries with the view of the accession to EU;
  • initiation and implementation of global interest projects for the Balkan region;
  • representing through the Association of the member Chambers' interests in front of  international bodies;
  • joint participation in EU programmes and other partnership programmes