Category: Press release

Advocacy Actions: European Chamber Meeting with Guangzhou Mayor

On 5 September 2024, Fabian Blake, Vice Chair of the European Chamber’s South China Chapter, delivered a speech at the Guangzhou Foreign Enterprises Roundtable Meeting. The event, hosted by Guangzhou Vice Mayor Tan Ping, was also attended by Sun Zhiyang, Guangzhou Mayor and Deputy Party Secretary. The roundtable served as a crucial platform to discuss business […]

Written by on 11 September 2024

Advocacy Actions: SME Issues Discussed at the Guangdong Foreign Enterprises Roundtable Meeting

On 4 September 2024, Mr Fabian Blake, Vice Chairman of the European Chamber South China Board, attended and spoke at the Guangdong Foreign Enterprises Roundtable Meeting hosted by Mr Zhang Jinsong, Director-General of Guangdong Dofcom in Guangzhou. The roundtable aims to know the difficulties and concerns of enterprises and business entities and then provide corresponding […]

Written by on 10 September 2024

The EU SME Government Dialogue in Jiangsu Explores SME Issues and Support Policies

On 29 August, the EU SME Centre, CCPIT Jiangsu and the European Chamber Nanjing Chapter hosted the EU SME Government Dialogue 2024 in Nanjing.In the opening session, Dr Andreas Risch, Board Chair of the European Chamber Nanjing Chapter gave the welcome speech to participants. Mr Du Peijun, Member of the Party Committee and Secretary-General of CCPIT […]

Written by on 30 August 2024

Event Recap: Data Compliance and Protection for Businesses in China

Source: Embassy of Italy to the People’s Republic of China On Wednesday 22 May 2024, the Embassy of Italy in Beijing organised the seminar “Data Compliance and Protection for Businesses in China”, in cooperation with the Italian Cultural Institute (IIC), the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce and the EU SME Centre. During the event, Chinese and […]

Written by on 31 May 2024

Training Session on the CIFER System with GACC in Beijing and Online

On 22 May 2024, the EU SME Centre and the European Union Delegation to China, with the support and input of EU Member State Agriculture and Trade Counsellors, organised a training session on the China Import Food Enterprise Registration (CIFER) system with representatives of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China […]

Written by on 28 May 2024

Recap: EU Agri-food Delegation Visit to China with Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski

Source: Delegation of the European Union to the People’s Republic of China. From 21 to 26 April, EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski visited China to facilitate European agricultural food and beverage exports to China and expand their presence on this market. He was accompanied by a business delegation of senior representatives from the EU agri-food […]

Written by on 9 May 2024

The EU SME Centre Takes Part in the Czech Business Afternoon in Beijing

On Tuesday 16 April 2024, the EU SME Centre was invited to take part in the Czech Business Afternoon, an event organised by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Beijing. The event gathered representatives from the Czech business community with the aim of offering insights into the Czech economic presence in China and evaluating […]

Written by on 17 April 2024

EU SME Centre Meeting with Director-General for DG GROW Kerstin Jorna

On 22 February, the EU SME Centre hosted a meeting in its office in Beijing with Kerstin Jorna, Director General of DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW), with her team and representatives from the IP SME Helpdesk, European SMEs and IP experts. The meeting took place in the context of the Director […]

Written by on 26 February 2024

New Partnership: The EU SME Centre Signs an MoU with the Ireland China Business Association

The EU SME Centre and the Ireland China Business Association (ICBA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), thus formally committing to working together and creating synergies. This new partnership agreement will enhance the outreach capacity and value-added activities provided to Irish SMEs looking to do business in China. The EU SME Centre is devoted to […]

Written by on 2 February 2024