Advocacy Actions
European Chamber representatives meet with Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
On 25th September, a group of European Chamber industry representatives led by President Jens Eskelund met European Commission Executive Vice-President for an Economy that Works for the People Valdis Dombrovskis and his team ahead of the latter's exchange with Vice-Premier He Lifeng in the context of the EU-China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue.
Read moreEuropean Chamber President meets with Commissioner for Environment Virginijus Sinkevicius
On 24th September, a group of European Chamber representatives led by President Jens Eskelund met with Commissioner for Environment Virginijus Sinkevicius.
Read moreSecretary General Adam Dunnett Participated the High Level Government Meeting of Liaoning Province
Invited by the Liaoning Provincial People's Government, Mr. Adam DUNNETT, Secretary General of European Chamber, attended a high-level government meeting with presence of Governor Lecheng LI, Vice Governor Weiguo JIN, Provincial Government Secretary General Shouquan FENG, as well as leaders from the Provincial Department of Commerce, Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Liaoning Province on September 24th 2023.
Read moreEuropean Chamber President Meets with Tianjin Development and Reform Commission and Commerce Bureau at the Chamber 3rd Carbon Neutrality Conference
The European Chamber Tianjin Chapter organized the 3rd Carbon Neutrality Conference on Friday and Saturday, September 22-23 2023. President Jens Eskelund who led the Chamber delegation met with Deputy Director General Chen Weizhong, Tianjin Development and Reform Commission and Deputy Director General Liang Nan, Tianjin Commerce Bureau. Carbon neutrality actions, green cooperation opportunities between EU business and Tianjin were the main topics. President Eskelund and Tianjin Chapter Chair Schrempp presented the latest published 2023/2024 Position Paper to DDG Chen and DDG Liang.
Carbon Neutrality Conference was initiated in Tianjin in 2020 and it was the 3rd one this year. The purpose of the conference is to give our members and other stakeholders an opportunity to discuss current regulations and policies took in Europe and China as well as the outlook for international cooperation in decarbonization. In 2023, the conference theme was on shaping a world of trust on the journey of decarbonization.
Deputy Director General Chen spoke at the Conference on Tianjin's overall plan of decarbonization. Energy efficiency would be the focus in future years for Tianjin government while making lots of efforts to be made to increase the supply of local green electricity. Topics related to green financing, green supply chains and green construction were also being touched in the speeches and panel on the event on September 22.
Vice President Klaus Zenkel Meets with Shandong Vice Governor Zhou Liwei at SMEC
On September 21st, Mr. Klaus Zenkel, Vice President of the European Chamber and Chair of the South China Chapter, attended a VIP session during the Sino-German (European) SME Communication & Cooperation Conference (SMEC) in Jinan, Shandong. The session was hosted by Shandong Vice Governor, Mr. Zhou Liwei.
Read moreSeminar on "Optimizing the Business Environment for Government Procurement" Held Successfully
Liaoning Provincial Department of Finance, in collaboration with the Liaoning Provincial Government Procurement Association, invited European Chamber Shenyang Chapter and representatives from members and local private companies to jointly hold a seminar on "Optimizing the Business Environment for Government Procurement" on September 18th, 2023.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Shenyang Chapter Held Talks with Liaoning Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries
On the afternoon of September 12, 2023, Mr. Peng LU, Vice President of the Liaoning Provincial People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (hereinafter referred to as “Provincial Friendship Association”), and Mr. Dongming JIAO, Director of the Department for Europe and America Affairs at Provincial Friendship Association and relative colleague, paid a visit to Mr. Erich KAISERSEDER, Chair of the European Chamber Shenyang Chapter (hereinafter referred to as “Shenyang Chapter”), and Mr. Leo LIU, Office Manager of Shenyang Chapter, and held talks.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Business Delegation Visit to Zhejiang
On 31st August and 1st September, European Chamber Vice President Carlo D'Andrea led a business delegation to visit Hangzhou and Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.
Read moreMeeting with Tianjin Business Environment Office on EHS Challenges in the Manufacturing Industry
The European Chamber Tianjin Chapter sent a lobby letter on 21 August 2023 to raise the EHS challenges facing by manufacturing industry members. On 24 August, Tianjin Business Environment Office, together with Foreign Investment Management Dept. of Tianjin Commerce Bureau, paid a visit to the Tianjin Chapter with the lead of Zhang Jun, Deputy Director General of Tianjin Business Environment Office. Catherine Guo, General Manager of Tianjin Chapter, along with EHS managers of Schlote and Weilburger, talked about the recent intense environment inspections challenges and Tianjin new chemical regulation updates.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Shenyang Chapter Held High Level Meeting with Shenyang Vice Mayor and other Government Officials
On August 16th, Mr. Jiyang DUAN, Vice Mayor of Shenyang Municipal People’s Government invited Mr. Erich Kaiserseder, Chair of European Chamber Shenyang Chapter (hereinafter referred to as Shenyang Chapter), Ms. Diane Chen, board member of Shenyang Chapter and Mr. Emmanuel Loriot, Consul General of Consulate General of the Republic of France in Shenyang, Mr. Hendrik Barkeling and Mr. Michal Bartkowski, Consul General and Consul respectively of Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Shenyang as well as representatives from member companies for a follow-up meeting on the one held on 3rd of July when Mayor Lyu and other government officials attended for exchanges of ideas in terms of making the city a more attractive place to the rest of world.
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