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The
Energy Roundtable, a CERT initiative, an annual conference created to increase European cooperation and investment in Canadian energy
markets. The event facilitates strategic discussion and networking
amongst company representatives with considerable investments in the
two territories.
The 2010 Energy Roundtable will take place on October 4 & 5 in Calgary, Alberta. For further information,
consult www.energyroundtable.org |
On August 11th Jason Langrish, Executive Director of CERT was a guest on Jon Hansen’s PI Window on Business programme on Blog Talk Radio. To listen to the interview:
An Economy In Trouble? Why the Canada and EU Trade Talks are Important |
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The Canada Europe Roundtable for Business is dedicated to creating business opportunities between Canada and the European Union. Founded in 1999, CERT develops company-member interests by contributing recommendations on trade and investment to government officials and hosting thematic, high-level meetings focused on developing strategic relationships between company executives and with government officials.
As a principal interlocutor with the Canadian government and the European Commission on public policy formation, CERT has been a strong advocate of comprehensive bilateral free trade and investment liberalisation. CERT has organized a campaign to generate CEO-level support for a greater level of ambition for the bilateral trade and investment relationship.
The result is a Declaration in support of a Canada-EU Trade and Investment Agreement has been signed by over 100 Canadian and European chief executives and submitted to heads of government. At the EU-Summit Summit on May 6, 2009 in Prague, the leaders of the European Union and Canada announced 'the launch of negotiations towards a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. Such an agreement will provide for, inter alia, liberalisation of trade in goods and services between the EU and Canada, enhanced market access, investment provisions and improved rules on trade-related issues'. The full text can be found in the EU-Canada Summit statement.
At the CERT Roundtable on the occasion of the EU-Canada Summit, left to right: Catherine Ashton, EU Trade Commissioner, Roy MacLaren, CERT Chairman, Jose Barroso, President of the European Commission, Mirek Topolanek, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, Stockwell Day, Canadian Trade Minister, Jaroslav Mil, President of the Czech Federation of Industries.
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