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Title: Overview of the ETFC project


1

Contracting Authority
  • Overview of the ETFC project
  • EU-Turkey Chamber Forum Partnership Projects -
    Kick-off Meeting
  • 13-14 January 2009
  • Istanbul

2
ETCF at a glance
  • Project implemented by EUROCHAMBRES in
    cooperation with TOBB (joint project management
    team)
  • Project launched December 2007, 24 months
  • Total budget 4.250.000
  • component A direct grant contract CFCU
    EUROCH.
  • component B CFCU Call for Proposals
  • Objective To strengthen dialogue and cooperation
    between Turkish and EU Chambers, as members of
    civil society, thus promoting the integration of
    EU and Turkish business communities
  • Institution Building
  • Acquis Communautaire

3
ETCF activities (1)
  • Activities to develop the knowledge of Turkish
    chambers on the so-called EU acquis communautaire
  • The survey
  • Training cycle on European policies for Turkish
    Chamber executives
  • 6 manuals on relevant EU legislation

4
ETCF activities (2)
  • Activities to enhance the abilities of Turkish
    chambers to design and generate value-added
    services to their members
  • creation of 22 partnerships
  • Participation in the EUROCHAMBRES Academies
  • Accreditation of approx 50 Chambers

5
ETCF activities (3)
  • Communication
  • Logo
  • Bi-lingual leaflet
  • Bi-lingual Website
  • www.etcf.org.tr

6
  • The survey on  Corporate preparation in Turkey
    for EU membership 

7
Survey objectives
  • Detailed insight into the level of awareness and
    readiness of Turkish companies to comply with EU
    legislation
  • Turkish businesses opinion about future EU
    accession, and in particular their expectations,
    fears and hopes.
  • To help bridge the current information gap on the
    business-related EU legislation
  • To provide the opportunity to enhance the debate
    in Turkey on EU membership within the civil
    society
  • To provide basis for Chambers to design
    assistance

8
Survey methodology
  • Survey conducted between July and September 2008
    9000 companies.
  • Extensive questionnaire (21 questions) prepared,
    covering
  • Information and compliance with the acquis
  • Awareness on the accession negotiations
  • Corporate strategy and attitude towards a
    potential accession
  • Role of Chambers
  • Turkish regional Chambers involved in
    dissemination and collection of the
    questionnaires.
  • External support in polling and statistical
    analysis

9
Survey respondent profile
  • 2.878 Turkish companies from all regions and
    sectors. High response rate strong interest for
    issues covered by the survey
  • Mainly SMEs (97) - in particular
    micro-enterprises and small enterprises
  • Presentation of result 2 days before Commission
    annual review

10
  • Key findings

11
Low level of familiarity with the acquis and the
EU funds and programmes
  • 2/3 of Turkish companies have a very low
    knowledge of the Instrument for Pre-accession
    Assistance (IPA)
  • The EC programmes open to Turkey are not better
    known

12
How to fill the information gap?
  • Information sources
  • Chambers of Commerce
  • Turkish government
  • Universities Institutes
  • Tools
  • Seminars, workshops, conferences
  • Printed information on EU legislation

13
Low level of familiarity with the accession
negotiationsbut will to participate to the
process
14
State of preparations
15
Particular problems expected
  • Turkish companies expect important problems in
    complying with the acquis in general and in
    particular in the areas of competition and trade
  • Situation varies with the size of the companies.
    Example of the environmental policy

16
Difficulties expected primarly in the financial
area
17
Future perspective
18
Final remarks
  • First experience of survey implementation is very
    successful
  • Provided guidance for training activities and
    publications under the ETCF project
  • Provided basis to develop a comprehensive
    strategy of business support
  • Provided relevant input for the EU and Turkish
    policy makers
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