Dear member,

As you may know, every year, the President of the European Chamber leads a delegation of senior representatives to present the annual Position Paper to high level representatives of the European Union Institutions in Brussels. This year the trip took place in the last week of September. In an effort to create awareness about this important initiative and to follow up on the outcome of these high level meetings, the Chamber would like to invite you to a meeting for a debriefing session with Massimo Bagnasco, VP of the Chamber.

• 2018-12-03 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C412

To better understand Shanghai’s enterprise standardisation regulations, the European Chamber is delighted to invite Mr. Kai MENG, Vice Director, Standardisation Division, Shanghai Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau (上海市质量技术监督局标准化处孟凯副处长), to join an open discussion with members and share his insight on the development, applicability and implementation of Shanghai’s enterprise standards. Members are kindly invited to also share their comments on related issues as well as provide input on European enterprise standards and practice.

• 2018-11-22 | 15:00 - 17:00
• European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Beijing office

Dear Working Group member,

On 16 July 2018, in the context of the EU-China Summit, the EU and China’s released a joint statement to reiterate their commitments under the Paris agreement and step up their cooperation to enhance its implementation.

• 2018-10-15 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Beijing Office

Chinese Authorities are increasingly shifting their focus from permitting of industrial facilities to ensuring operational compliance. In the last 12 months, over 30,000 violations were issued under the new Environmental Protection Law, with over 6,500 industrial facilities being ordered to suspend or shutdown operations, resulting in business interruption and supply chain disruption.

• 2018-07-11 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room 411A

To better understand the essence of circular economy in China as well as its impact and potential opportunities for European business, the European Chamber is pleased to invite Mr. Lu Dongsen, Director, Division of Circular Economy, Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection of NDRC (国家发改委资源节约和环境保护司循环经济处 陆冬森处长), to share his insight and analysis on the development of circular economy in China and opportunities for European business, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.

• 2018-06-25 | 14:00 - 16:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C411A

Dear Working Group member,

China’s ambition to decentralise and decarbonise its energy supplies is considerably growing. In the context of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party in Beijing last October, President Xi Jinping called for an “ecological civilization”, pushing the country to transition to alternative energies and become more energy efficient.

• 2018-06-01 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C412

Dear Working Group member,

China’s ambition to decentralise and decarbonise its energy supplies is considerably growing. In the context of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party in Beijing last October, President Xi Jinping called for an “ecological civilization”, pushing the country to transition to alternative energies and become more energy efficient.

• 2018-06-01 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C412

Considering that the expanded market on green buildings and building energy efficiency technology in China will present enormous business opportunities for relevant member companies, the European Chamber is pleased to invite Mr. Peter Li, Head of International Cooperation Department, China International Windoor City and Orient Sundar Group, to share his insight and analysis on the market of green buildings in China and its impact on Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration as well as Xiong An New Area, followed by a roundtable discussion with members.

• 2018-05-14 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Beijing Office, 4th floor, Room C411A

Dear Working Group Member,

The European Chamber would like to invite you to the next joint Working Group meeting on EC-Link on Wednesday, 11 April, 16:00 – 18:00 at the European Chamber Beijing office. Members in Shanghai will join this meeting via videoconference.

• 2018-04-11 | 16:00 - 18:00
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C412

Dear Working Group Members,

On 2 June 2017, in the context of the EU-China Summit in Brussels, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Cañete and Mr Nur Bekri, Administrator of the National Energy Administration signed the 2017-2018 Work Plan to implement the EU-China Roadmap on Energy Cooperation, having the objective of sharing best practices with regard to energy regulation, demand and supply analysis, energy crisis, grid design and the integration of renewable energy into the electricity grid. In this context, 2018 will also see the start of the EU–China energy cooperation platform (ECECP), an EU funded project aimed at strengthening the EU–China business cooperation in the energy sector.

How do these mechanisms of cooperation set up in the context of the EU-China Energy Dialogue function? What role can companies play? Will the European companies active in the energy sector in China benefit from these mechanisms? These and other issues will be discussed at the next WG meeting on 14 March 2018, h 9:30 – 11:30, with Mr Ignacio Asenjo, Second Secretary at the Delegation of the EU in China.

• 2018-03-14 | 09:30 - 11:30
• European Chamber Office Beijing, 4th Floor, Room C412