On Friday 3rd December, the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham Vietnam) held The European Night 2021 to mark the resilience of its members and their contribution to Vietnam’s fight against the pandemic during the fourth wave outbreak in 2021.
The event – held both in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi in duplex – featured high-level speeches from Mr. Vo Van Hoan – Vice Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee; H.E. Giorgio Aliberti, EU Ambassador to Vietnam and Head of the EU Delegation; and Alain Cany, EuroCham Chairman. It also brought together not less than 13 ambassadors and consuls, Chairs of affiliated Business Associations, as well as representatives of major European enterprises and investors.
Together with our Board members, Mr. Minh Nguyen and Mr. Florian Beranek, CEEC was honored to welcome Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam, H.E. Mrs. Marinela Petkova, Czech Republic Ambassador to Vietnam – H.E. Dr. Vitezslav Grepl and Mr. Alexander Nowakowski – Trade Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Vietnam to the event.
The event was organized to reconnect business leaders, rebuild confidence, and renew optimism after the difficulties of recent months and to highlight the resilience of European enterprise during the recent outbreak, as well as to recognize their support for Vietnam during the fourth wave outbreak. Over 50 nominations were received in total, representing companies from across the EU and EuroCham’s affiliated business associations. CarePlus was the CEEC nominee in the category of “The best initiative to support Vietnam during the fourth wave of COVID-19”.