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European association of
employers’ organisations in
hairdressing
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• Founded 1998 in Louvain, Belgium• 20 active members (countries
European Union and/or EFTA)• Members are the most
representative national employers’ organisation of hairdressers
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Members•Austria•Belgium•Bulgaria •Cyprus•Czech Republic•Denmark•Finland•France•Germany•Hungary
• Ireland• Italy• Malta• Netherlands• Norway• Poland• Slovenia• Sweden• Switzerland• United Kingdom
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Purpose
CEU promotes the interests of member organisations in the field of hairdressing in its capacity as a confederation of national employers’ organisations
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Core functions
•Discussion forum for important affairs in the hairdressing sector•Exchange of information on EU matters•Representing sector interests in the European Union•Pursuing economic and labour relations activities
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Richard Koffijberg - NL President
Jef Vermeulen - BVice President
Kuno Giger - CHTreasurer
Mark Coray -UKBoard member area middle
John Petter Aambakk - NBoard member area north
Wolfgang Eder - ABoard member area middle (special interest: area east)
Board of Directors
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Secretariats
Robert Vos - NLGeneral Secretary
Jakob Wild - AEducational affairs
Stéphane Coigné - BEconomic affairs
Rainer Röhr - DHealth & Safety and Environment
Miranda Bakker - NLAssistant
Margrit Mosimann - CHPublic relations
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Membership fee 2013
•Large sized countries € 6,600 •Medium sized countries € 4,600•Small sized countries € 2,600
•Temporary membership for max. 2 years € 1,000
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Meetings per year
•2 general assemblies•2 meetings•4 meetings of the sectoral social dialogue•Meeting point: Brussels
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Main topics 2013
•Implemention of the European Hairdressing Certificate•Follow up agreement Health & Safety•Project Capacity building•Low VATThese topics are also discussed within the social dialogue (EU employers + employees)
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Coiffure EU is the platform to meet
colleagues and exchange
information on national
developments
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To be successful on the EU level, it
is important that members of
Coiffure EU are the most
representative organisation in their
country