Advocacy Actions
European Chamber Vice President Meets Director-General Yang Yingming of Ministry of Finance
On 24th January, European Chamber Vice President Guido Giacconi led an online meeting—alongside representatives from the Chamber’s Finance and Taxation Working Group, Carbon Market Sub-working Group, Healthcare Equipment Working Group and the Fashion and Leather Desk—with Director-General Yang Yingming of the Department of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), to discuss key issues and present the Chamber’s Position Paper 2021/2022.
Read moreComments to National People's Congress (NPC) on the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Revision)
The European Chamber submitted comments to National People's Congress (NPC) on the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Revision) on 21st January.
Read moreLobby Letter Submitted to the People's Bank of China (PBoC) on the Draft Regulation on Local Financial Supervision and Administration of Local Financial Organisations
On 21st January, the European Chamber’s Banking & Securities working group and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFI) working group sent a joint letter to the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) International Cooperation Department to follow up to a meeting held between Banking & Securities working group's representatives and People’s Bank of China officials on 14th January. A lobby letter with comments on PBOC’s draft regulation on local financial supervision and administration of local financial organisations by the NBFI working group was attached to the thank you letter.
Read moreOnline Meeting with Niall Lawlor the Head of the Science and Technology Section from the Delegation of the European Union to China
On 21st January, business managers of the Research and Development Working Group, Investment Working Group, and Pharmaceutical Working Group joined an online meeting with Niall Lawlor, Head of the Science and Technology Section, Delegation of the European Union to China.
Read moreBanking and Securities WG meeting with PBoC online
On January 14th, the representatives of Banking and Securities Working Group, representatives of European Chamber had a meeting with PBoC online. The two sides had an open discussion on a series of topics, covering foreign banks' eligibility of applying green financing facility in China, parameter adjustments of macro-prudential framework, non-renew issues of QCCP status between ESMA and Shanghai Clearing House and the possibility of the official launch of Derivatives Act.
Read moreRoundtable with Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shanghai Committee
On 12th Jan 2022, Dr. Ioana Kraft, General Manager of the European Chamber Shanghai Chapter joined the 5th “Riverside Meeting Hall” chaired by Mr. Zhou Hanmin, Vice Chairman of CPPCC Shanghai Committee.
Read more2021 Annual Conference of China-EU Energy Innovation Cooperation in the Field of Hydrogen Energy
Since the kick-off meeting was held in June this year, China-EU Hydrogen Energy Innovation Cooperation has achieved many accomplishments and promoted mutual cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy between China and Europe. In accordance with the annual work plan of the National Energy Administration and the China-EU Energy Technology Innovation Cooperation Office, in order to summarize and exchange the annual work experience and highlights of the cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy, and to formulate the next annual work plan, State Power Investment Group Co., Ltd., in alliance with China Southern Power Grid Co., Ltd., China Hydrogen Energy Alliance, and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, successfully held the 2021 Annual Working Conference of China-EU Energy Technology Innovation Cooperation in the Field of Hydrogen Energy on 6 January 2022.
Read moreComments submitted to NIA on Trail for facilitation of Omission of Port Calls and Change of Ports
The National Immigration Administration (NIA) has reached out to the chamber with a draft for comments regarding the trial ports for the omission of port calls and change of port orders.
Read moreMeeting with French Minister of European Affairs
On the 5th May 2011, the European Chamber met with the French Minister responsible for European Affairs, Mr. Laurent Wauquiez. The meeting was chaired by President Davide Cucino. The main issues discussed during this meeting were the status and concerns of European business operating in China.
Meeting with Supervisory Cooperation Department, China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)
Meeting with Supervisory Cooperation Department, China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)
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