Date:  July 1, 2004

30 June 2004 – BritishAmerican Business Inc (BritishAmerican Business), in association with AmCham EU, AmCham Ireland and AmCham Austria, has developed a business manifesto, outlining three key priorities for the business community in relation to the Multi-annual Strategic Programme. This Programme is a three-year agenda from the Irish Presidency and the governments of the Netherlands, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Austria and Finland.

The business manifesto will help to guide the planning and event programming of these business organizations over the next two years as the United Kingdom and Austria take up the EU Presidency. The four organizations wanted to show their commitment and enthusiasm to their governments’ collaboration by working on a complementary agenda, as this six-government initiative is the first of its kind to be adopted by the European Council. The three priorities highlighted in the manifesto are:

• Making Europe more competitive through less and better regulation
• The Single Market
• Employment

The Multi-annual Strategic Programme is a key initiative to take forward parts of the vast agenda of the Lisbon Strategy of 2000, which committed to making the European Union “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010”. Progress so far has been limited, but these local business organizations believe that by working together and focusing on some common key issues they can influence and contribute to advancing the targets set in Lisbon. A full copy of the manifesto is available online here.
 

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For further information, please contact:

Sarah Sim

BritishAmerican Business (London)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7467 7412

E-mail: ssim@BritishAmerican Businessnc.org

Notes to Editors

About BritishAmerican Business Inc (BritishAmerican Business)
BritishAmerican Business Inc of New York and London ( www.BritishAmerican Businessnc.org ) is the leading transatlantic business organization, dedicated to helping its 800-plus member companies build and expand their international business.

BritishAmerican Business provides its members directly with a range of targeted business services focused on business development, business intelligence and networking, and with access to broader business networks in more than 60 other major cities throughout North America and Europe.

BritishAmerican Business incorporates the British-American Chamber of Commerce (New York/London) and the American Chamber of Commerce (UK), which merged in September 2000 to create the strongest transatlantic business organization.