On 11 November 2022, the representatives of the EU SME Centre and Sicindustria signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to continue our work together and foster synergies. Following our previous successful cooperation, this renewed partnership agreement aims at furthering our cooperation on China-related actions, creating new synergies and contributing with value-added activities to the […]

The EU SME Centre Holds its Phase IV Kickoff Meeting On Friday 2 December 2022, the official kickoff meeting for the EU SME Centre Phase IV was held with all parties gathering online from Europe and from China. Representatives from the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA), DG GROW, and all four consortium […]

On 22 September 2022, the EU SME Centre was pleased to meet with the Commercial Legal Service Center of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) at the CCPIT office in Beijing. Ms. Jielin Wang, Director, Legal Counsel Service of CCPIT, and Liam Jia, project […]

On 5 August 2022, the EU SME Centre, in cooperation with Bord Bia and Enterprise Ireland, two members of our associated partner Trade Promotion Europe, as well as with IDA Ireland, organised a hybrid event to connect European producers with distributors and investors in China. During this event, Irish brands Kinahans, Listoke, Portmagee, Sliabh Liag […]

On 14 July, the EU SME Centre team was pleased to meet again with João Falardo, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Portugal in China, for an exchange filled with insights on SMEs’ current priorities and challenges. EU SME Centre Team Lead Liam Jia, Advocacy Manager Ester Cañada Amela, Communications & Visibility Manager […]

Since 2010, the EU SME Centre in China has been providing high-quality business support services to help companies to seize the opportunities and face the challenges of the Chinese market. On 1 July 2022, its new Phase IV started. Trade and investment between the EU and China have been growing at a fast pace. Indeed, […]