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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 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.
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