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European Chamber Stance on the European Parliament Freezing of the CAI Ratification Process
On 20th May 2021, the European Parliament voted to freeze any considerations on the ratification of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). The text was approved by 599 votes in favour, with 30 against and 58 abstentions.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Stance on COVID-19 Vaccine
European businesses require greater transparency regarding the inclusion of their staff in China’s COVID-19 vaccination implementation programme, as well as if and how vaccinations will impact international travel.
Read moreImportant Clarification on European Chamber's Decoupling Report
Members of the European Chamber have reported seeing several widely-shared articles that originated on Chinese social media, which cite the Chamber’s report before drawing sensational and inaccurate conclusions of their own.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Calls on Governments to Reverse Deglobalisation 中国欧盟商会发布研究报告,呼吁重回全球经济一体化
The European Chamber, in partnership with MERICS, today released a major report, Decoupling: Severed Ties and Patchwork Globalisation, which measures the costs of decoupling for businesses operating in China.
Read moreShanghai’s 2020 International Financial Centre Goal Hindered by Capital Controls, RMB Inconvertibility, Opaque Regulation and Low Internationalisation
The European Chamber released a survey today revealing that although Shanghai’s financial ecosystem has made positive advances in recent years, the city will not reach its goal of becoming an international financial centre by 2020.
Read moreFutility of applying bilateral tariffs in a global economy increasingly apparent, as large firms side-step intended impact and small firms endure steady beating
From 12th– 20th September 2019, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China surveyed its member companies to better determine how they are being affected by the ongoing US-China trade war.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Stance on the EU-China Agreement on the Cooperation on, and Protection of, Geographical Indications
The long-awaited conclusion of the EU-China bilateral GI Agreement is a welcome development for European business, underlining how essential results are for meaningful EU-China cooperation.
Read moreEU Companies Place High Expectations on 2019 CIIE to Deliver Concrete Results
A Chamber survey reveals that while a good proportion of its members that attended the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in 2018 will be returning this year, there is an expectation that the event must produce more tangible outcomes.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Survey on the US-China Trade War Finds More Companies Making Difficult Strategic Changes to Adapt to the Indefinite Nature of the Tensions
European Chamber Survey on the US-China Trade War Finds More Companies Making Difficult Strategic Changes to Adapt to the Indefinite Nature of the Tensions
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