Jan. 22 – Unioncamere Marche is one of the five Italian Chambers to participate in European partnership program with the Turkish Chambers of Commerce. The ETCF project and its partnerships are co-financed by the EU in the hope of improving the dialogue between the Turkish civil society and the European Union, as well as developing a new dynamic in EU-Turkey economic relations. “The various partnerships – says the president of Unioncamere Marche, Adriano Federici – aim to develop the provision of services to the Turkish Chambers and enhance the integration level between European and Turkish business communities. The partnership activities include traditional services, support to vocational training, environmental policy, trade and the internationalization of business, agriculture and innovation. The partnership with the Turks should also encourage the intensification of trade between the Marche and Turkish companies, which have declined in the first nine months of 2012, with imports decreasing from €94.3 million to €93.9 million and exports down from €178.2 million to €160.2 million”.