Advocacy Actions
Meeting with representatives from DG TRADE on cross-border data transfer issues
On 5th December, European Chamber representatives from different Working Groups met with DG TRADE counterparts to discuss cross-border data transfer issues.
Read moreEuropean Tour 2022-23 Meeting with Industry Representatives of China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU)
On 13th January 2023, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) and the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) jointly held a high-level EU-China Business Leaders Dialogue in Brussels, Belgium. Minister Peng Gang of the Chinese Mission to the EU delivered a keynote speech, while President Joerg Wuttke of the European Chamber and President Xu Haifeng of the CCCEU delivered welcoming remarks online. Zhonghua Xu, Chair of the Energy Working Group and Sarah Yu, Vice-Chair of the Environment Working Group of the European Chamber, offered their views and suggestions on the prospects of exploring cooperation between Chinese and European companies in the fields of sustainable development and ESG, respectively. The event was moderated by Adam Dunnett, Secretary General of the European Chamber, and Fang Dongkui, Secretary General of the CCCEU.
Read moreEuropean Tour 2022-23 Meeting with Deputy DG Patrick Child (DG ENV)
On 11th January, the European Chamber met with Deputy DG Patrick Child (DG ENV) in Brussels to send key messages and exchange ideas concerning environmental issues. The European Chamber participants included the President, Vice President, Chairs of the Environment and Energy WGs, and so forth. Green and low-carbon development, ocean plastic pollution, circular economy, and climate warming were discussed.
Read moreEuropean Tour 2022-23 Meeting with DG Ditte Juul Joergensen (DG ENER)
On 10th January, the European Chamber met with DG Ditte Juul Joergensen (DG ENER) in Brussels to send key messages and exchange ideas concerning energy issues. The European Chamber participants included the President, Vice Presidents, Chairs of the Energy and Environment Working Groups, and so forth. Both sides presented ideas on heated discussed issues, including renewable energy, energy transition, energy security and circular economy.
Read moreComments on SAT's Draft of Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax
On 26 June, 2017, the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) jointly published the Implementing Regulations of the Law on Environmental Protection Tax (Draft for Comments) for public consultation.
Read moreMeeting with CCUD under NDRC on New Type of Smart City and Prospects of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Integration
The Chamber invited Ms Zheng Mingmei, Associate Research Fellow Director of Division of Smart and Low-carbon City Affairs of China Center for Urban Development, and Secretary General of Smart City Development Alliance of NDRC, to deliver presentations on new type of smart city and prospects on the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei integration.
Read moreMeeting with NDRC and EU Delegation and Speeches at the 2017 EU-China Forum on Sustainable Urban Development
On 20th March, the 2017 EU-China Forum on Sustainable Urban Development was launched at Putian, Fujian Province. This forum was hosted by the China Centre for Urban Development (CCUD) under the guidance of China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). With the support from the Delegation of European Union to China (EUD), the Forum had the European Chamber, EUROCITIES, Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe as co-organisers and Putian People’s Government of Fujian Province as the implementer. The theme was Cooperation, Innovation and Practice.
Read moreMeeting with MOHURD and MOFCOM and Address at the Seminar on Common Market: New Model of EU-China Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative
The China Centre of Urban Development (CCUD) under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) organized a seminar on common market: New Model of EU-China Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. Representatives from several state-owned enterprises, the Georgia-China Friendship Association, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China(MOHURD), the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) and the Chamber discussed several topics and shared experience under the framework of the belt and road Initiative.
Read moreParticipation in the Launch Event of City-to-city Cooperation on Sustainable Urban Development of IUC Project Initiated by NDRC and European Commision
Chamber’s Construction Working Group Vice Chair Mr Massimo Bagnasco and Mr Kevin Gao, the Chamber’s Working Group Coordinator, attended the launch event of the International Urban Cooperation – Asia (IUC-Asia) component for city-to-city cooperation on sustainable urban development, jointly organised by the EU delegation, the Directorate-General for Regional Cooperation of the European Commission and the PRC National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
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