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EuroCham was fortunate to have the EU’s Chief Negotiator for the EU-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EUI-CEPA), Helena Konig, who presented to our members the European Commission’s response to the COVID19 crisis, especially in regards to the area of trade policy and progress of the EUI-CEPA negotiations.

Helena Bjorn Konig, whose official role is as the Deputy Director General of DG Trade of the EU, expressed a number of positive and important points. She stressed that the continuation of the EUI-CEPA negotiations is vital for both parties, especially in its efforts towards an economic recovery as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The CEPA negotiations with Indonesia will continue despite the many challenges faced in the current situation. The EU and Indonesia will regularly conduct discussions to find a common ground regarding the mutual benefits for both parties. She revealed that subsequent negotiations will be held between September or October this year.

In her remarks, Helena also expressed her utmost appreciation to EuroCham as the primary European business voice in Indonesia for its continuous effort to promote a deepening economic relationship between Europe and Indonesia.

EuroCham held its first ever virtual Annual Members Meeting (AMM) on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The Meeting was chaired by EuroCham’s Chairman, Corine Tap, and co-chaired by the Vice Chairman, Wichard von Harrach and the Treasurer of EuroCham, Prawira Atmadja. His Excellency Ambassador Vincent Piket, the EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam provided the opening remarks. The Meeting achieved a quorum representing over half of all of EuroCham’s members.

The AMM was unique as the current COVID-19 pandemic situation posed immense challenges for the nomination and election of new Board members as it required a direct physical meeting. This year’s AMM agreed on four important decisions, namely, first was the approval and endorsement of EuroCham Executive Board's annual report for financial year 2019. Second was the approval for EuroCham’s budget for financial year 2020. Third was the approval to grant release and discharge for EuroCham's Executive Board for 2019-2020. And finally, fourth was the approval to grant temporary extension for the tenure of the current Board of Executives until such time that allows for a physical AMM to be conducted at the latest by the fourth quarter of 2020.