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Opened an Office in Brussels
The European Chamber is proud to have opened an office in Brussels in September. Former European Chamber President Serge Janssens will be our permanent liaison there.
Read morePresident Wuttke on CCTV
European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke was on the panel of CCTV News’ Dialogue programme entitled ‘China’s Auto Anti-Monopoly Crackdown’, which was aired on 24th August.
Read moreEuropean Chamber issued a statement on Anti-Monopoly Law (AML)-related investigations in China
In the statement, the Chamber stated that effective implementation of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) would be beneficial for developing a healthy market economy in China, whilst also noting some concerns of European business on the processes and impartiality of the investigations.
Read moreEuropean Chamber President met German Chancellor Merkel
European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a German Embassy reception on 7th July and spoke to her about market access problems that European companies face in China.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Comments on the CSPFTZ Negative List Reduction
The Shanghai Municipal Government has released a revised version of the Negative List. There has been a reduction of 51 items on the list (from 190 to 139 items), a decrease of 27%. The European Chamber has, in turn, drafted a press release in response to this announcement. Please see herein below and as attached.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Poll on how IT Security and Internet Censorship Issues affect Foreign Business in China
The European Chamber undertook a poll of 100 of its member companies to get a better understanding as to how IT security and Internet censorship issues affect the foreign business community in China. Please see the results below.
Read moreBusiness Confidence Survey 2014 Launch
The European Business in China Business Confidence Survey 2014 (BCS 2014) was launched today, Thursday, 29th May, in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Elects New Leadership
From left to right: Bertrand de La Noue (Vice President), Jörg Wuttke (President), Sara Marchetta (Vice President), Mats Harborn (Vice President), Francois Bernard (Treasure)
Read moreChina's smog splits expatriate families as companies pay for fresh air
A third of European Union Chamber of Commerce companies in China said air pollution has added to human-resource costs as expats make demands such as better health care, pay or air filters, according to Ioana Kraft, general manager of the chamber’s Shanghai chapter.
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