EuroCham held the first Consultative Board meeting where the Chairman, Jakob Friis Sorensen presented a review of 2011 and discussed the strategy for the year ahead. EU Ambassador Julian Wilson outlined the situation of EU in Indonesia and described how to further...

The Parliament (DPR) is currently finalizing the Draft Law on Pharmaceutical Supply, Medical Devices, Household Health Supply and Processed Food . The draft raises concerns from the industries including among others, overlapping requirements with Health Law No....

Problems related to the application of 2012 Indonesia Customs Tariff (BTKI 2012) have been severely affecting EuroCham member companies. The primary issue has been the large amount of shipments being held up at the ports or being canceled. To resolve this issue...

Indonesia has signed a USD 325 million contract with Airbus Military for nine C-295 transport planes to be used for defense, logistical and humanitarian purposes, with the first plane to be received later this year and the remainder scheduled for delivery by 2014. The deal was signed at the Singapore Airshow, as reported by Tempo Interactive. Airbus...

A delegation from the EFTA Parliamentary Committee recently visited Jakarta, Indonesia. The main purpose of the visit was to discuss the benefits of strengthened EFTA-Indonesia trade relations with legislators, officials and stakeholders, and to support the ongoing negotiations between EFTA and Indonesia on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement...

The Ministry of Agriculture is currently reviewing the implementation of Minister of Agriculture Regulation No.89/2011 and Minister of Agriculture Regulation No.90/2011 on limitation of ports of entry for fresh fruits and vegetables. Therefore the implementation of these regulations is postponed potentially for three months. Vice Minister of Agriculture...

The Danish government presented the priorities for the Presidency in mid-December 2011 and presented the Presidency Programme in Copenhagen on 6 January 2012. The Danish Prime Minister presented the Programme of the Danish EU Presidency for the next six months....

The Head of the European Union Delegation in Vietnam, Franz Jessen has stated he will make every possible effort to broaden and strengthen ties between Vietnam and the European bloc. At a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City Jessen said many EU businesses operating...

The sixth round of negotiations between EU and Malaysia was recently held in Kuala Lumpur. The EU negotiating team was led by DG Trade's Peter Berz. His counterpart on the Malaysian side was Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria from Malaysia's Ministry of International...