Centre to boost Brexit understanding
The Black Country Chamber of Commerce has been selected as a contact point to help boost the understanding of Brexit for businesses and members of the public.
The Chamber has received funding from the European Commission will deliver information on the Brexit negotiations at a local and regional level as the Black Country's Europe Direct Information Centre (EDIC).
Bosses say the focus will be on key economic areas, highlighted by local businesses and residents, including international trade and the rights of EU nationals throughout the exit negotiations and beyond.
The move has been welcomed by the Chamber's chief executive Corin Crane, who said he believed the scheme will help boost the region's confidence in Brexit.
Mr Crane said: "We are delighted to announce that we have been named as the Europe Direct Information Centre for the Black Country.
"Locally, business confidence in the Brexit negotiations has been relatively low, and this lack of confidence has led to nervousness about exporting and importing, both inside and outside of Europe.
"As part of our manufacturing campaign, Making the Future, Black Country businesses stressed the importance of clarity on future trading relationships and post-Brexit immigration policy."
He added: "Hopefully, the information provided as part of our EDIC programme can deliver the clarity over our future relationship with the EU that local businesses and residents desperately need."
Access to the centre is free to all business and residents. For more information email europedirect@blackcountrychamber.co.uk or call 0330 024 0820.
