Press Releases
China’s COVID-19 policy and Russia’s war in Ukraine cause severe disruptions to European business in China
The European Chamber, in partnership with Roland Berger, today released a survey on the impact that China’s COVID-19 policy and Russia’s war in Ukraine are having on European business in China.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Stance on the Liberalisation of Ownership Restrictions in the Automotive Sector
The European Chamber welcomes the updates contained in the two negative lists which came into effect on 1st January 2022, lifting ownership restrictions for manufacturers of passenger vehicles.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Stance on IIT Update
The European Chamber welcomes both the State Council’s announcement on 29th December, that bonuses will continue to be taxed separately at a preferential rate until the end of 2023, and the two-year extension of non-taxable allowances.
Read moreThe European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes the holding of the EU-China Business Summit
BEIJING, 21st November, 2013 -- The European Union Chamber of Commerce was pleased to co-organise together with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) the EU-China Business Summit, which was held today at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Read moreThe Third Plenum Decision is impressive and bold, but further courage of conviction will be required in its implementation
Beijing, 19th November, 2013 - the European Chamber is impressed by the breadth of reforms laid out in the Third Plenum Decision and what it represents in terms of the political will of China’s top leadership. The Third Plenum Decision went beyond the European Chamber’s expectations by giving greater play to the role of market forces in resource allocation, and by vowing to liberalise interest rates and reduce market access barriers.
Read more中国欧盟商会:深刻而具开拓性的三中全会《决定》在执行中需要更大的勇气与信心
《中共中央重要关于全面深化改革若干重大问题的决定》 (《决定》)中作出的改革幅度以及表现出的中国最高领导层强烈的改革意愿使欧盟商会印象深刻。《决定》进一步明确了市场在资源配置中的决定作用,并宣布政府将放开利率并降低市场准入壁垒,这些都大大超出了欧盟商会的预期。
Read moreOpen statement from the President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Davide Cucino, on the issuance of the communiqué of the Third Plenum of 18th CPC Central Committee Congress
The Plenum is still feeling for stones in a swelling river.
Read moreEuropean Union Chamber of Commerce in China: Sustained Growth Requires a Fundamental Reassessment of the Government’s Role in the Business Environment
Beijing, 05 September 2013 – While China could previously make a choice between economic restructuring and maintaining growth, economic restructuring is now necessary to maintain growth, according to the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, which today launched the 13th annual edition of its primary lobbying document, the European Business in China Position Paper 2013/2014.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Welcomes and Supports “Mission for Growth” to China
Beijing, 19 July 2013—On July 18th and 19th the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) proudly welcomed and supported the visit of European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, Antonio Tajani, and the European Commissioner for Environment, Janez Potocnik, to China.
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