Senior Manager Global Trade Compliance

Institut Straumann AG, Basel

​“The rules governing international trade in goods are no longer made in Berlin, but in Brussels, Geneva and, increasingly, through geopolitical decisions outside Europe. Those who respond solely at national level lose their ability to act effectively. The EFA was founded precisely to prevent this: representatives from business, public administration, academia and the judiciary engage here as equals and across borders, before draft legislation becomes everyday practice.

Reform of the Union Customs Code (UCC), sanctions law, export controls and sustainability must all be approached from a European perspective.

As Chairman, I want to build on this ambition: more voices from other Member States at our conferences, closer cooperation with public administrations in German-speaking countries, and a forum that brings practical experience and lawmaking closer together.”

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