Phase III of the EU SME Centre is coming to a close @30 June 2022. But as we are lowering the curtains on Phase III, we are already warming up our engines for Phase IV of the EU SME Centre, which starts 1 July 2022. During Summer 2020, while sketching the plans for the launch […]

The EU SME Centre has been dedicated to helping European SMEs do business with China for over a decade, and continued to provide services during the COVID pandemic. Learn how we supported SMEs and our partners throughout this period in this infographic. Click here to view details>

On 10 June, the Final Conference for the EU SME Centre took place virtually to take stock of the project activities accomplished in the past 21 months. Over 70 participants joined this event, at which the results of the project were shared. These include 4,500+ participants trained through 65 training sessions in China and Europe, […]

On Friday, 8th April, the EU SME Centre organised its latest Policy Meeting on the topic of an upcoming report by the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) and Rhodium Group on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Europe. During the meeting, Ms Agatha Kratz, Managing Director of Rhodium Group, and Mr Max Zenglein, presented […]

Preparing SMEs for China This episode is part of China Dispatches, the official podcast of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China. In this episode our host Adam Dunnett, secretary general of the European Chamber, sits down with guest speakers Renzo Isler, director of the EU SME Centre, Helika Jurgenson, project manager at the […]

On 12 April, the EU SME Centre, China Italy Chamber of Commerce and the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China are organising a joint workshop on the new regulations and animal testing exemptionfor cosmetics. This workshop reviews the impact of CSAR and other relevant cosmetics regulations after more than 1 year of implementation. It […]

On 3 March 2021, Eurochambres, and the Chamber of Commerce of Seville (Spain) organized a Global Europe event with the support of the Latin America IP SME Helpdesks and the EU SME Centre The Global Europe webinar introduces projects funded by the European Commission that are key to support EU SMEs and business support organisations […]

The EU SME Centre is planning to organise a webinar on how to export software products from the EU to China (without a legal presence in China). The webinar is planned to take place in April/May 2022 (specific date to be decided). The Centre is now looking for one speaker with professional experience in this […]

The EU SME Centre is planning to organise a webinar on how to export chemical products and substances to China (not including cosmetics). The webinar is planned to take place in 22 April 2022 (specific date to be decided). The Centre is now looking for one or two speakers with professional experience in this field. […]

On 25 January, the EU SME Centre, the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China and China Centre for Promotion of SME Development, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) hosted a joint Working Group meeting, where Mr Sun Wenkai, vice president of the National Institute of Small and Medium Enterprises at Renmin University of […]