The Midlands World Trade Forum works in partnership with Birmingham & Solihull's European Information Centre. Based within Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham EIC is part of a European Commission network that has been designed to help small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to obtain information about the EU.

Birmingham EIC can help with a wide variety of enquiries that relate to EU legislation, the CE mark, EU enlargement etc. With direct links to the European Commission in Brussels, and a network of more than 250 EICs in Europe, they can provide advice and assistance to help you to trade in Europe.

If the EIC cannot help with an enquiry, then companies can be put in touch with other EU networks in the region. EIC services include:

• Business Partner Search Service
• Trading in Europe
• EU Enlargement
• EU Legislation
• Interactive Policy Making
• Events

Click to access European Union services in the region, all at a single access point.