Business Dimension (CECCI)

The Central European Chambers of Commerce Initiative (CECCI) represents the CEI Business Dimension. It acts as a regional forum for cooperation among the Chambers of Commerce in all CEI Member States, by organising events aimed at promoting business and entrepreneurship in the region.

The strategic goals of the CECCI are:
  • to further develop its role as an interface between the public authorities and businesses in order to promote effective cross border co-operation in accordance with the principles of subsidiarity and proximity;
  • to reinforce mutual co-operation among the Chambers of Commerce in order to strengthen their structures vis-a-vis governments, public administrations and private sectors (in particular SMEs);
  • to support its role in the implementation of the strategies decided at CEI governmental level also in view of their administrative role vis-a-vis SMEs, in particular to promote the compulsory membership of all enterprises in the Chambers in CEI countries;
  • to help Chambers to develop their activities and the infrastructure needed in order to meet the needs of their members, especially SMEs, in the internationalization process;
  • to strengthen the exchange of information as well as set up projects adapted to the needs of the area.
 Cooperation within the framework of the CECCI aims at the following main objectives:
  • administrative and legislative simplification of the context in which businesses operate and improvement of access of companies, especially SMEs, to research programmes and technological innovation;
  • support to companies in expanding their activities across national borders;
  • promotion of entrepreneurship and improvement of business support services through the exchange of best practices.