Category: Press release

WG Meeting: The EU’s Sanctions Framework

On 19 September 2025, the EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, together with the EU Commission, the EU Delegation to China and the EU Sanctions Helpdesk co-hosted an online working group meeting to unpack the complexity of the EU’s sanctions framework, one of the most comprehensive and developed in the world. […]

Written by on 30 September 2025

Global Supply Chain Shifts: China’s Role and the Road Ahead

On 28 August 2025, the EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China hosted an online policy meeting to discuss the trends in current global supply chains and the role China plays in them. The event featured presentations by Lauren Piper, Senior Analyst at Rhodium Group, and Elaine Chen, Vice President of DHL […]

Written by on 4 September 2025

Unlocking Opportunities in China’s Silver Economy – A Growing Market for Foreign Investors 

On 25 June 2025, the EU SME Centre supported a working group meeting organised by the CSR Forum in the European Chamber, where policymakers and industry representatives gathered together to discuss China’s rapidly growing silver economy and opportunities for foreign investors. The event opened with an in-depth interpretation of China’s new national policy document on […]

Written by on 22 July 2025

Navigating Chinese Social Media Platforms

On 18 June, the EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China co-organised a hybrid Inter-Chamber SME Working Group Meeting on how to navigate China’s social media landscape for European SMEs. The event featured a keynote presentation by Jacob Cooke, Co-Founder and CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies. The presentation was […]

Written by on 24 June 2025

The EU SME Centre and European Chamber Southwest China Chapter Visit Suining

On 12 June 2025, a delegation of EU SME Centre and European Chamber Southwest China Chapter representatives visited Suining City, Sichuan. During the event, the relevant leaders in charge of the Suining Economic Development Zone introduced the transportation geography, industrial advantages, business environment, and characteristic industrial projects of the park.  “We hope that through this visit […]

Written by on 13 June 2025

Advocacy Actions: EU SME Government Dialogue in Chongqing

On 10 June, the EU SME Centre and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, with the support of the Chongqing CCPIT, co-organised the EU SME Government Dialogue in Chongqing. The event brought together government stakeholders, experts and European industry leaders and aimed to explore policies, regulations, and best practices for SME success in China. Dr […]

Written by on 13 June 2025

The EU SME Centre Phase IV Holds its Final Conference

On 4 June 2025, the EU SME Centre organised the final conference for the project’s Phase IV, which ran from July 2022 to June 2025. Participants gathered onsite at the European Union Delegation in Beijing, at the Permanent Representation of Belgium to the EU in Brussels and online to review the Project’s activities and impacts […]

Written by on 5 June 2025

Advocacy Actions: European Chamber Delegation Meets Guangzhou Mayor Sun Zhiyang

On 20 May, a European Chamber delegation led by President Jens Eskelund held a meeting with Guangzhou Mayor Sun Zhiyang. Eskelund introduced the latest foreign business trends and highlighted the achievements of Guangdong’s foreign businesses, which are estimated to be responsible for one ninth of the total global foreign trade volume. He said that the current […]

Written by on 22 May 2025

Advocacy Actions: European Chamber Vice President Speaks at 2025 Guangzhou Key Foreign-invested Enterprises Roundtable

On 20 May, European Chamber Vice President Klaus Zenkel was invited to speak at the 2025 Guangzhou Key Foreign-invested Enterprises Roundtable. The event was chaired by Mayor Sun Zhiyang of the Guangzhou Municipal Government and attended by Party Secretary Guo Yonghang and related Guangzhou department heads. Zenkel emphasised three major local challenges: the delayed enforcement of […]

Written by on 21 May 2025