Advocacy Actions
European Chamber financial services representatives meet with CAI negotiators
On 25th January member representatives from the financial services Working Groups met with CAI negotiators for a briefing on the impact of the Agreement on their respective industries.
Read moreMeeting with the European Banking Federation (EBF)
First meeting of 2021 between the European Banking Federation (EBF) and the European Chamber's Banking & Securities Working Group.
Read moreMeeting with CAI Negotiators (EU) on the Commitments Related to the Tech Industry
On 22nd January, the Negotiators for the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) met with the European Chamber ICT and Cybersecurity key representatives to brief on the specific commitments made in regards to the ICT sector.
European Chamber Senior Policy and Communications Manager presents the Decoupling Report to Trade Counsellors
On 22nd January Senior Policy and Communications Manager Jacob Gunter presented the joint European Chamber-MERICS Decoupling Report to EU member state Trade Counsellors.
Read moreMeeting with Mr. Zhang Yongwu, Director General of Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People's Government
On 21st January, European Chamber member company delegation led by President Paul Sives had an exclusive VIP meeting with Mr Zhang Yongwu, Director General of Foreign Affairs Office of Chongqing Municipal People's Government, to present Business Confidence Survey 2020/2021 and Position Paper 2020/2021 and know the foreign investment policy in Chongqing.
Read moreAdvocacy Letter to China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) on the latest adjustment of macro prudential policy on cross border financing
On January 18th the European Chamber sent a letter addressed to Director Tang Li of the division of bilateral negotiation of China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) to discuss the latest adjustment of macro prudential policy on cross border financing and the huge impact it is having in the foreign banking industry. The letter was signed by Peter Ling-Vannerus, Chair of Banking & Securities Working Group.
Although the Chamber is aware the CBIRC is not directly involved in this notice, the group felt the need to give the CBIRC a heads up.
Advocacy Letter to the General Affairs Department of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) on the latest adjustment of macro prudential policy on cross border financing
On January 18th the European Chamber sent a letter addressed to the General Affairs Department (Policy and Regulation Department) of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) to discuss the latest adjustment of macro prudential policy on cross border financing and the huge impact it is having in the foreign banking industry. The letter was signed by Peter Ling-Vannerus, Chair of Banking & Securities Working Group.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Energy WG representatives meet with CAI negotiators
On 19th February a selected group of European Chamber representatives from the energy sector met with CAI negotiators to discuss sector-specific issues within the Agreement.
Read moreShanghai Government Dialogue with Shanghai Vice Mayor Zong Ming
The European Chamber hosted its first Shanghai Government Dialogue in 2021 with Shanghai Vice Mayor Zong Ming, representatives of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, and other relevant municipal departments as well as district-level representatives.
Read morePhone call with Damien PLAN, Agricultural Counsellor of the EUD
On behalf of the AFB WG, the WG coordinator called Damien to follow up with the unsolved issue about the Genetically Modified Micro-organisms (GMM) approval procedure in China.
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