Advocacy Actions
European Chamber President Wuttke Met with DRC Party Secretary (Minister) Ma Jiantang
On 14th April, European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke led a delegation of Advisory Council members and met in-person with Ma Jiantang, Party Secretary of the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC) in Beijing.
Meeting with China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS)
On 14 April, European Chamber Energy, Environment and Standards and Conformity Assessment (SCA) Working Group Chairs met online with China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) representatives. Topics of discussion included the progress of the EU's policies and regulations under the Green Deal; key standards to address climate change, such as product carbon footprint standards; as well as the feasibility of harmonising EU-China green and low-carbon standards.
Read moreAttended an Industry Consultation Session Organised by the China National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) on the Revision of the National Food Safety Standard General Guideline for Foods for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP)
On 14th April 2022, the European Chamber attended an industry consultation session organised by the CFSA on the revision of the National Food Safety Standard General Guideline for FSMP (GB29922).
Read moreSent Letter to Vice Premier Hu Chunhua of the State Council Regarding the Impact of Current Epidemic Prevention Measures on Business
On 9th April, the European Chamber sent a letter to the State Council. It outlines the challenges that companies are facing due to COVID-19 containment measures that have recently been implemented across China, and references data from a recent German Chamber survey on this topic. The European Chamber is keeping in touch with the relevant authorities and is looking forward to following up on the contents of the letter at the earliest opportunity.
Read moreMeeting with Sports Equipment Centre
On 8th April, representative from the Sports Equipment Centre of the General Administration of Sports, Foreign Trade Development Centre of the Ministry of Commerce and Urban Culture Development Research Institute, China Architectural Culture Research Association, Ministry of culture and Tourism (UCDRI) visited the European Chamber.
Read moreMeeting with CCIEE Representatives
On 8th April, representatives from the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE) visited the European Chamber to discuss the joint event on the EU-China business leaders dialogue, following the cooperation from last year.
Debriefing session on the EU's Russia Sanctions
On the 7th April, the European Chamber, along with the German, French, Italian and Danish Chambers and the EU SME Centre, organised a free-of-charge debriefing session for their members where European Commission officials discussed the details of the EU's sanctions packages on Russia and their implications for European businesses.
Read moreMet with Maritime Sector Counsellor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark on Shipbuilding Market Access and Decarbonisation
On Thursday 7th April 2022, the Maritime Manufacturing & Industrial Services Working Group met with Klaus Rostell, Maritime Sector Counsellor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark, to discuss shipbuilding market access and decarbonisation.
Read moreComments on the NDRC’s Draft "Data Base Institutional Perspective"
On April 5, the Chamber submited comments for the NDRC’s draft "Data Base Institutional Perspective".
Read moreSpeech at the 10th EU-China Energy Dialogue
On 31 March, the 10th EU-China Energy Dialogue took place via videoconference, hosted by EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Administrator of the National Energy Administration Zhang Jianhua. They reviewed progress on the Joint Statement on the Implementation of the EU-China Energy Cooperation, which was signed during the 2019 EU-China Summit. Energy Working Group Chair Zhonghua Xu presented the work and views of the European Chamber.
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