Press Releases
European Chamber's Comment on the New Appointments in EU
The European Chamber welcomes the appointment of the Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy as the first Permanent President of the European Council, and EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton as Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and congratulates both on their new roles.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Calls for Further Opening up and Fundamental Reforms
The European Chamber today launches the 9th edition of its primary annual lobbying document, the European Business in China Position Paper 2009/2010.
Read moreEuropean Chamber welcomes Premier Wen’s statement on maintaining an open market environment
The President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Joerg Wuttke, in an address this afternoon to the Main Forum of the Global Think Tank Summit in Beijing, hailed recent comments by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao that underline China’s commitment to maintaining an open market environment.
Business Confidence Survey 2009: European businesses call for more action to maintain growth
The European Chamber of Commerce launches its sixth annual European Chamber Business Confidence Survey.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Meets with Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan and EU Trade Commissioner Ashton
A European Chamber delegation today met with Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan, EU Trade Commissioner Ashton, eight other EU Commissioners and 12 Chinese ministerial level officials.
Read moreEuropean Chamber Comments on the New Postal Law
The European Chamber is disappointed that the new Postal Law does not allow Chinese companies and consumers full access to foreign express delivery service providers, and regrets that this may raise questions about China’s WTO commitments and contradict international best practices. The Chamber is also concerned about the tendency towards protectionism reflected in this law, as protectionist measures would only exacerbate the current crisis and inhibit China’s economic recovery.
European Chamber's Official Comment on MOFCOM's outcome of Coca-Cola's bid for Huiyuan
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China is carefully monitoring the outcome of the anti-monopoly investigation conducted by MOFCOM into Coca-Cola’s bid for Huiyuan and its decision to block this deal. The Chamber hopes that the detailed findings of the investigation, and the reasons behind the decision to reject the bid, will be made publicly available in the near future.
European Chamber's Comment on MOFCOM Announcement No.8, 2009
The European Chamber welcomes the policy (MOFCOM Announcement No.8 2009) released today by China's Ministry of Commerce that relaxes and decentralizes the regulation of foreign investment activities in China.
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