By Yasmine EDDAM
17 April 2025
Having explored the history, legal nature and varied missions of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCI), it is essential to understand how these institutions operate on a day-to-day basis. Who makes the decisions? How are their directors appointed? What is the status of the thousands of people who work there? And, not least, where do the resources to fund their activities come from? This article takes you on a tour of the internal workings of the CCIs, detailing the electoral system that ensures their democratic legitimacy, their administrative organisation, the special status of their staff and the mechanisms for their funding. For an overview of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry network, see our complete guide. Who elects the members of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry? The detailed electoral system The legitimacy of the CCIs is based on the fact that they are administered by business leaders elected by their peers. The electoral system...
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