Meeting With the New Head of the Section Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Union Delegation to China

2019-11-21 | All chapters

On 21^st November 2019, Jet Chang, chair of the Environment Working Group (EWG) led a delegation from the European Chamber to meet with Mr. Sebastien Paquot, the new Head of the Section Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Union Delegation to China. In order to share updates on EU-China cooperation on environment industries-related issues.

The EWG delegation discussed with Mr. Sebastien their experiences and problems as foreign businesses in the environment industry in China. Each member also shared ideas on how EU-China cooperation could help tackle the existing issues such as: the pollution prevention, industrial standards regarding the energy consumption, plastic and water, garbage classification issues.

The delegation of Chamber also discussed further cooperation between the Chamber and the EU Delegation, Mr. Sebastien proposed that the Delegation and the Chamber can meet on regular basis and he would like to attend the EWG meetings if he is available in the future.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Jet Chang presented the European Business in China Position Paper 2019/2020 to EU Delegation.