On 21 June the European Chamber met with European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht. The Commissioner debriefed representatives of the European Chamber (EUCCC) on the EU-China Joint Committee meeting, the current EU trade policy agenda with China, and globally, and briefly mentioned the solar panels case.
As Chair of the Public Procurement Working Group I joined the dinner at the Capital Club.

(pics and text provided by the EUCCC)
The European Chamber debriefed the Commissioner on its strategy and current lobbying priorities. The meeting ended with the European Chamber making two recommendations regarding the definition of private capital used by Chinese authorities and the need for a database tracking Chinese outbound direct investment (ODI) to Europe.
I personally strongly support Karel De Gucht. He is very professional and is doing his job right. I wish there were more like him in the EU Commission.