Press Releases

2021-05-28 > All chapters

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.

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2021-02-10 > All chapters

European 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.

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2021-01-19 > All chapters

Important 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.

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2021-01-14 > All chapters

European 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.

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2019-12-09 > All chapters

Futility of applying bilateral tariffs in a global economy increasingly apparent, as large firms side-step intended impact and small firms endure steady beating

From 12th– 20th September 2019, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China surveyed its member companies to better determine how they are being affected by the ongoing US-China trade war.

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2019-12-07 > South China

Bring Guangdong from ‘Locally Good’ to ‘Globally Great’ European Chamber facilitates Guangdong-European Business Partnership in 3rd CEIICC

7th December 2019, Dongguan, China – Today the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (European Chamber) together with the People’s Government of Guangdong Province, hosted the 2019 China (Guangdong) – Europe Investment Cooperation Conference

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2019-11-06 > All chapters

European Chamber Stance on the EU-China Agreement on the Cooperation on, and Protection of, Geographical Indications

The long-awaited conclusion of the EU-China bilateral GI Agreement is a welcome development for European business, underlining how essential results are for meaningful EU-China cooperation.

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2019-11-04 > All chapters

EU Companies Place High Expectations on 2019 CIIE to Deliver Concrete Results

A Chamber survey reveals that while a good proportion of its members that attended the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in 2018 will be returning this year, there is an expectation that the event must produce more tangible outcomes.

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2019-10-10 > All chapters

European Chamber Survey on the US-China Trade War Finds More Companies Making Difficult Strategic Changes to Adapt to the Indefinite Nature of the Tensions

European Chamber Survey on the US-China Trade War Finds More Companies Making Difficult Strategic Changes to Adapt to the Indefinite Nature of the Tensions

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