News
President Wuttke on CCTV
European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke was on the panel of CCTV News’ Dialogue programme entitled ‘China’s Auto Anti-Monopoly Crackdown’, which was aired on 24th August.
Read moreEuropean Chamber issued a statement on Anti-Monopoly Law (AML)-related investigations in China
In the statement, the Chamber stated that effective implementation of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) would be beneficial for developing a healthy market economy in China, whilst also noting some concerns of European business on the processes and impartiality of the investigations.
Read more中国欧盟商会关于《反垄断法》相关调查的声明
中国欧盟商会近日来收到众多希望我机构就围绕《反垄断法》的调查进行评论的申请。鉴于多个行业在过去的一年里经历了相关调查，在整合来自不同领域的意见和反馈的基础上，中国欧盟商会特此公布以下声明。
Read moreEuropean Chamber releases statement on China AML-related investigations
Based on numerous requests for comments on AML-related investigations in China, the European Chamber is pleased to provide a consolidated stance covering input received from numerous sectors relating to antitrust investigations conducted over the last year.
Read moreEuropean Chamber President met German Chancellor Merkel
European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke met German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a German Embassy reception on 7th July and spoke to her about market access problems that European companies face in China.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Comments on the CSPFTZ Negative List Reduction
The Shanghai Municipal Government has released a revised version of the Negative List. There has been a reduction of 51 items on the list (from 190 to 139 items), a decrease of 27%. The European Chamber has, in turn, drafted a press release in response to this announcement. Please see herein below and as attached.
Read moreThe Reduction to the number of Items in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone ‘Negative List’ is Welcomed by European Industry but Further Measures to Reduce its Scope and Speedy Nationwide Implementation of the Piloted Reforms are Still Needed
Beijing, 1 July 2014 – The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China welcomes the government’s reduction of the scope of Negative List for the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (CSPFTZ) that was announced in the evening of 30th June. The announcement serves to reduce the number of items for which foreign investment is still restricted from 190 to 139. This represents a reduction of approximately 27% to the scope of the Negative List. Although the extent of the cuts is slightly lower than the European business community in China had been hoping for and some previous official press statements had forecasted, it is still a substantial decrease and an encouraging step in the right direction.
Read moreMeeting with Dr. Long Guoqiang, Member of the Party Committee, DRC
On June 11th, European Chamber President Joerg Wuttke had a fruitful exchange with Dr. Long Guoqiang, Party Committee Member of the State Council’s Development Research Centre (DRC).
Read moreEuropean Chamber Poll on how IT Security and Internet Censorship Issues affect Foreign Business in China
The European Chamber undertook a poll of 100 of its member companies to get a better understanding as to how IT security and Internet censorship issues affect the foreign business community in China. Please see the results below.
Read more