Greece is a member of the European organization for electronic commerce eCommerce Europe

Greece has become a member of the European organization for electronic commerce "eCommerce Europe". The official ceremony of our country's accession to the Organization, as the 12th member, will take place on March 13 in Brussels, in the presence of the President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy.

Talks between GRECA (Greek eCommerce Association) and eCommerce Europe began in early 2013 and today the two bodies announced their agreement in Brussels.

As reported by the Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry, with its accession to eCommerce Europe, Greece, through GRECA, will now be at the center of European developments in the e-commerce sector, which in our country exceeded 3 billion euros in turnover in 2013. The remaining 11 European countries that make up the Organization are: Austria, Belgium, France, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Finland.

In his relevant statements, the Chairman of the Board of GRECA, Nikos Goulis, said that "we are very happy to become a member of eCommerce Europe, as we need extroversion in our industry. We will now be able to discuss and co-decid with our European colleagues on issues that will strengthen our national strategy in e-commerce, with an emphasis of course on exports.".

For his part, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of eCommerce Europe, François Momboisse, added that "we enthusiastically welcomed Greece to the bosom of eCommerce Europe. When we saw that the e-commerce sector in Greece was growing at one of the fastest rates in all of Europe, defying the crisis in your economy, we understood the potential you have as a country. The growth you have had in the last 3 years is impressive, we hope that you will continue at the same pace and with greater extroversion in the coming years.".

GRECA (Greek eCommerce Association) – ESIE (Greek Electronic Commerce Association) has the main purpose of safeguarding and promoting the common interests of its members and of e-commerce in general. GRECA members are online stores and companies that provide services to them. Already 115 companies are members of GRECA with a sales turnover exceeding 1.2 billion euros for 2013.

Source: newsbeast.gr