About Us

European Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Franchise (CECIF) is the voice of world business championing the global economy as a force for economic growth, job creation and prosperity. Because national economies are now so closely interwoven, government decisions have far stronger international repercussions than in the past. CECIF - the world's only truly global business organization responds by being more assertive in expressing business views. CECIF activities cover a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation, fighting corruption or combating commercial crime
  • SMEs & Entrepreneurship The EU is not fully exploiting its entrepreneurial potential and is failing to encourage enough people to become entrepreneurs. The prevailing attitudes towards entrepreneurship and the balance of risks and rewards make many Europeans less inclined start their own businesses. To become more competitive, Europe must develop a more entrepreneurial mindset across the whole of society. Helping the European business community to flourish and grow is the essential purpose of the 2,000 regional and local Chambers in Europe. They are in daily direct contact with 19 million member enterprises (of which 99.5% are SMEs) and offer them a wide range of services including business development support, economic intelligence, assistance in the field of foreign trade and co-operation, etc…
  • Europe needs to enhance its competitiveness if it is to compete with its global economic counterparts in the 21st century. In a period in which the world’s economic outlook seems to be rapidly changing and new emerging economies have an ever increasing global economic weight, Europe chose to make of the so-called Lisbon Strategy its cornerstone policy framework to live up to the expectations of its citizens and to global economic competition.
  • Our mission is to represent, serve and promote European Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Franchise through strengthening the voice and position of European Chambers as significant, respected, valued influencers of EU affairs on all major economic issues, developing the participation of European Chambers in projects of value to business, delivering services to our members, and developing a European network of services for enterprises Our vision is an enlarged competitive Europe where entrepreneurial behaviour is promoted and rewarded, the legislative and physical environment for profitable business is the best in the world, SMEs are encouraged and supported, competition is free but fair and which is open to free and fair trade with the rest of the world.