The Technical Committee, with representation from relevant Ministries and Agencies of the Ethiopian Government, the EU Delegation, EU member states and the EUBFE establishes a dedicated forum for technical discussions on agreed upon issues. The goal of the Technical Committee is to identify and discuss regulations and other current procedures that create unnecessary constraints for investors, while formulating practical actions to address them.
The decision to set up a Technical Committee came from a meeting between the EU Delegation and Deputy Prime Minister Debretsion held on August 26, 2014. The idea behind this decision was to try and address some of the key concerns expressed by EU investors in the survey of 80 members of the EUBFE conducted between April and June 2014.
The latest Technical Committee was held on May 20, 2016 and was chaired by Commissioner Fitsum Arega from the Ethiopian Investment Commission.