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The German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH) Representation to the European Union: Our team in Brussels

Responsibilities:
Representation of the ZDH towards the EU Institutions and SMEunited, Fundamental Aspects of European Policy, Member of the SBS Board of Directors, Alternate Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

Responsibilities:
Foreign Trade Policy, Transport Policy, Regional Policy, Event Management

SMEunited Sector Forum: Transport
SMEunited Working Group: Regional Policy

Liaison European Parliament
Liaison EESC
Liaison office Saxon Crafts

Responsibilities:
Environment and Climate Policy, Energy Policy

SMEunited Committee: Sustainable Development

Liaison Office West-German Chambers of Crafts Confederation (WHKT)

Responsibilities:
Better Regulation, Competition Law, Civil Law, Company Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Consumer Policy, European Court of Justice

SMEunited Committee: Legal Affairs

Responsibilities:
Coordination, Vocational Education and Training (VET), Research, Innovation, Cultural and Creative Crafts, Trainees

ZDH Committee European Affairs

SMEunited Committee: VET
SMEunited Working Group: Research and Innovation

Responsibilities:
Internal Market Policy, Competition Law,, Social and Employment Policy, Labour Law  

SMEunited Committees: Social Affairs
SMEunited Sector Forum: Construction

EU Representative for: German Construction Confederation (ZDB)

Responsibilities:
Environment and Climate Policy, Energy Policy, Public Procurement  

SMEunited Committee: Sustainable Development

SMEunited Sector Forum: Construction

EU Representative for: German Construction Confederation (ZDB), Federal Association of Shutters and Sunscreens (BVRS), Federal Association of the Building Trade (BVB)

Responsibilities:
Enterprise Policy, Digital Economy and Society, EU Funding Programs  

SMEunited Committee: Enterprise Policy
SMEunited Working Group: Digital

Responsibilities:
Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, Financial Instruments, EU Budget, Statistics, Trade law

SMEunited Committee:  Economic and Fiscal Affairs
SMEunited Working Groups: Taxation, SME Studies, SME Financing and Relationships with Banks

Working Group of the German and Austrian Credit Services

EU Representative for: Association of German Guarantee Banks (VDB)

Responsibilities:
EU Representative for: NGerman Bakers' Confederation (ZV Bäcker)

Responsibilities:
European and International Contacts 

SMEunited Committee: Perm. Delegates
SMEunited Sector Forum: Health

Liaison SMEunited

EU Representative for: Federal Guild for Hearing aid Audiologists (BiHa), Federal Guild for the Motor Vehicle (BIV KFZ)

Responsibilities:
Press and Public Relations, Migration Policy, European Standardization Policy 

Liaison Small Business Standards

Responsibilities: 
Human resources management, payroll, training, bookkeeping, business organisation, insurance, IT

Responsibilities:
Head of Department’s secretariat, appointment coordination, events and visitor groups, database administration, website management, Social Media

Responsibilities:
Head of Department’s secretariat, appointment coordination, events and visitor groups, database administration, website management

Responsibilities:
In-house technology, events and visitor groups, video conferencing equipment