UNUNIION OF BLACK SEA AND ON OF BLACK SEA AND CASPCASPIIAN AN CONFEDERATCONFEDERATIION OF ENTERPRON OF ENTERPRIISESSES (UBCCE)(UBCCE)

ORGANIZATION OF EVENTSORGANIZATION OF EVENTSANNUAL BUSINESS FORUMS – ANNUAL BUSINESS FORUMS – 3 3 Forums Forums

( 2007 Baku, 2008 Sanliurfa, 2009 Thessaloniki)( 2007 Baku, 2008 Sanliurfa, 2009 Thessaloniki)

● HIGH LEVEL CONTACT VISITS – HIGH LEVEL CONTACT VISITS – 44 Visits Visits (2007 Sofia, Baku, Brussels EU, 2009 Brussels EU)(2007 Sofia, Baku, Brussels EU, 2009 Brussels EU)

● ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS – ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS – 33 Assemblies Assemblies

● EXECUTIVE-MANAGEMENTEXECUTIVE-MANAGEMENT && TC COMMITTEE MEETINGS – TC COMMITTEE MEETINGS – 99 MeetingsMeetings

((33 Executive, Executive, 55 Management, 1 Thematic Committee Meetings) Management, 1 Thematic Committee Meetings)

● INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES (with partners) – (with partners) – 33 ConferencesConferences( 2008 May Berlin, 2009 March Istanbul( 2008 May Berlin, 2009 March Istanbul Water Forum, 2009 Water Forum, 2009

March Madrid) March Madrid)

● REPRESENTATION OF THE UNION IN VARIOUS REGIONAL & REPRESENTATION OF THE UNION IN VARIOUS REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MEETINGSINTERNATIONAL MEETINGS & PLATFORMS & PLATFORMS BY BY ITS ITS SENIOR SENIOR EXECUTIVESEXECUTIVES

MEMBERSHIPSMEMBERSHIPS FGA 2006: FGA 2006: 1616 2008: 2008: 1818 2009: 2009: 2222

2010: 2010: 2424

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PUBLICATIONS & PAPERSPUBLICATIONS & PAPERS

● UBCCE QUARTERLY BULLETINS – UBCCE QUARTERLY BULLETINS – 1155 IIssuesssues ( (since Spring since Spring 20072007))

● BUSINESS FORUM REPORTS – BUSINESS FORUM REPORTS – 33 Reports Reports

(2007 Baku – 2008 Sanliurfa(2007 Baku – 2008 Sanliurfa -2009 -2009 Thessaloniki)Thessaloniki)

● ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORTS – ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORTS – 33 Reports Reports (2007 – 2008(2007 – 2008 – 2009 – 2009))

● STRATEGY DOCUMENT STRATEGY DOCUMENT “MARE NEGRA & “MARE NEGRA & CASPIUM”CASPIUM” (March 2009) (March 2009)

● TC POSITION PAPERS – TC POSITION PAPERS – 4 4 Position PapersPosition Papers

● WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS – WRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS – 33 Papers Papers

(BSEC 15th Year Anniversary – June 2007(BSEC 15th Year Anniversary – June 2007

EESC Black Sea Civil Society Opinion – May 2008EESC Black Sea Civil Society Opinion – May 2008

EU EaP Civil Society Platform – November 2009)EU EaP Civil Society Platform – November 2009)

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INFORMATION & INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION● ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS – # of Announcements ONLINE ANNOUNCEMENTS – # of Announcements

2007 : 2007 : 32 32 2008 : 2008 : 8080 2009 : 2009 : 9191 2010 (as of 21 2010 (as of 21

December) : December) : 6060● BUSINESS OFFERS BY BUSINESS COUNTRY DESKS (BCDs)BUSINESS OFFERS BY BUSINESS COUNTRY DESKS (BCDs)

# of Announcements # of Announcements (since activation on December 1, 2008) (since activation on December 1, 2008) : : 1515Reactivation of the system foreseen in 2011 – With a special Reactivation of the system foreseen in 2011 – With a special page to be allocated in UBCCE Websitepage to be allocated in UBCCE Website for business offersfor business offers

● SURVEY SURVEY among members – May 2007among members – May 2007

on “Global Crisis” – Results announced in February 2010on “Global Crisis” – Results announced in February 2010

● PRESS RELEASES – PRESS RELEASES – 2222 Releases on UBCCE activities or issues of Releases on UBCCE activities or issues of regional interestregional interest

● AN ACTIVE – UPDATED AN ACTIVE – UPDATED WEBSITE WEBSITE ((www.ubcce.org) ) Since Since its re-launchits re-launch on September 30; 2424 different visitors from on September 30; 2424 different visitors from

65 65 countriescountries in 2010 (As of in 2010 (As of December 21) December 21)

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MoUs)● BUSINESSMED (FORMER UMCE)

“Joint Business Country Desks Network”

● ICIE – INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIALISTS & ENTREPRENEURS

● TURKONFED – TURKISH ENTERPRISE & BUSINESS CONFEDERATION “Promotion of UBCCE Member Countries in Bulletin published on national level – Issue I: Georgia – June 2009 / Issue II: Iraq – September 2009”

● CEOE – THE CONFEDERATION OF EMPLOYERS & INDUSTRIES OF SPAIN “Joint Conference on Investment opportunities in Black Sea and Caspian”

● VEF – VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM

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● Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) “Eurasia Competitiveness Programme” ► financial support provided from OECD for UBCCE experts to attend the WG Meetings

● European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) & European Union Commission’s “Neighbourhood Policy” instrument ► Part of recently launched “EaP Civil Society Forum”● UNDP Black Sea Trade and Development Programme (BSTIP) ►“Observer Status”● International Federation for Sustainable Devpt. and Fight against Poverty in the Mediterranean-Black Sea (FISPMED) ► Member● Südosteuropa Gesellschaf ► Organization of “Black Sea Conferences” in Berlin with the support of German Ministry of Economic Cooperation● Commission on the Protection of Black Sea against Pollution ►Organization of “Environment Conference” in World Water Forum

MAIN CONCRETE INSTITUTIONAL TIES MAIN CONCRETE INSTITUTIONAL TIES DEVELOPEDDEVELOPED

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ONGOING & FUTURE PROSPECTSONGOING & FUTURE PROSPECTSDEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETE PROJECTS & COOPERATION● Creation of a “Eurasia Private Sector Forum” supported by OECD● Development of a “Green Business Support Strategy for UBCCE”, in cooperation with GTZ (German Technical Cooperation Agency)

100 000 € Budget Pilot ProjectWorkshops in GTZ Headquarters, Donetsk (Ukraine), Baku (Azerbaijan)Strategy Document to be elaborated for UBCCEPossible prolongation of the Project to other pilot countries – Confirmation pending from GTZ

● “Associate Partner” in East Invest Consortium to be launched in 2011

7 000 000 € Project of EU• “Black Sea Regional Center of Excellence on Renewable Energy” Project

•Coordination of “A Step Across the Border” Commission within MAKSIFED, Turkey : Business Development Trips to Greece (November 2009), Bulgaria (July 2010)…To be continued to other UBCCE countries in 2011…

Organizing result oriented events and involvement in partnerships “with focus”