Who we are and how it all began
Founded on October 31, 2018, the European Trade Promotion Organisations’ Association (ETPOA) aims to promote the interests of European trade promotion organisations (TPOs) in dialogue and collaboration with European institutions and other competent authorities.
An international non-profit organisation (AISBL) defined by Belgian law, ETPOA was established by 12 European TPOs from 10 EU member states.
Founding members
- AICEP Portugal Global
- AWEX – Wallonia Export Investment
- Bulgaria SME Promotion Agency
- Business France
- Enterprise Greece
- Enterprise Lithuania
- FIT – Flanders Investment & Trade
- HEPA – Hungarian Export Promotion Agency
- Hub.Brussels
- ICEX – Spain Trade & Investment
- TradeMalta
- Trade Service of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, Industry & Tourism from Cyprus
Milestones
- October 31, 2018: official incorporation
- February 17, 2019: legal personality granted by Royal Decree
- March 21, 2019: publication in the Belgian Official Journal
Mission, vision and values
Open dialogue is a major requisite for positive change. That’s why we constantly seek to engage in conversation on trade promotion with European institutions and organisations. In doing so, we aim to advocate close collaboration between every party that plays a role in supporting the internationalisation of European enterprises, especially SMEs
No single individual is as strong as everyone together. The same rings true for all levels of government and stakeholders across Europe. By reaching out to one another and cooperating closesly, we can create synergetic and complementary programmes and points of action together with the ultimate aim of helping European SMEs develop sustainable international businesses
Synergy
Access
Sustainable growth
Innovation
Empowerment
Objectives
