EU-China Working Group

Objectives of the EU-China Working Group

1. Analyse economic and political relations between the EU and China.
2. Provide strategic recommendations for European decision-makers.
3. Monitor developments in Chinese policy and their impact on Europe.
4. Promote dialogue between European and Chinese experts, particularly through events and publications.

How we work

• Publications and analyses :
  • The group has published two important reports: one in 2021 on the strategic autonomy of the European Union vis-à-vis China, and another in 2023 on scenarios for 2035 between de-risking and EU-China cooperation.
  • In 2025, the group plans to publish more short notes focusing on the hearings it has conducted.
• Auditions :
  • The group regularly invites experts on China or EU-China relations visiting Paris.
  • The group also organises presentation events to mark the publication of its reports.
  • In 2025, the group plans to hold hearings with key players in EU-China relations in various Member States (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands).
• Academic and institutional cooperation: currently informal with European and Chinese stakeholders.

Main topics

The group is working on several key areas:

• Trade relations and investment: China’s economic outlook, monetary policy developments, the impact of Chinese industrial policies on the EU, and instruments for protecting the European market.
• Strategic technologies and industries: semiconductors, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and technological competition.
• Energy and climate transitions: cooperation and rivalry on the green transition, and China’s commitment to carbon neutrality.
• Geopolitics and security: China’s strategies for influence in Europe, the EU-China-US triangle, Taiwan and the South China Sea.
• Global governance: China’s role in international organisations and its impact on European diplomacy.

Members of the EU-China Working Group of the Jacques Delors Institute (February 2025)

• Sébastien ABIS, Director of Club Demeter, Associate Researcher at IRIS
• Stéphanie BALME, Dean of the University College of Sciences Po Paris and Director of Research at CERI
• David BAVEREZ, Investor, essayist and columnist
• Sylvie BERMANN, Member of the Board of Directors of the Jacques Delors Institute and Chair of the EU-China Working Group; former Ambassador of France to China, the United Kingdom and Russia
• Joachim BITTERLICH, Member of the Board of Directors of the Jacques Delors Institute, former German Ambassador, former European, diplomatic and security advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, former Vice-President of the France-China Committee
• Nicola CASARINI, Senior Associate Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs (Rome) and Global Fellow at the Wilson Centre (Washington DC)
• Sacha COURTIAL, Personal Assistant to Pascal Lamy and Secretary of the EU-China Working Group
• Jean-François DI MEGLIO, President of Asia Centre
• Sybille DUBOIS-FONTAINE, Executive Director of the France-China Committee
• Elvire FABRY, Senior Researcher at the Jacques Delors Institute and Rapporteur for the EU-China Working Group
• Alicia GARCÍA HERRERO, Senior Research Fellow at the Bruegel think tank and Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Irène HORS, Chairwoman of the Steering Committee of the France China Foundation
• Nicolas KÖHLER-SUZUKI, Associate Researcher, Jacques Delors Institute; Trade Policy Advisor at International Trade Intelligence
• Pascal LAMY, Coordinator of the Jacques Delors Institutes Network (Paris, Berlin, Brussels), Vice-President of the Paris Peace Forum
• Françoise NICOLAS, Director of the Asia Centre at IFRI
• Miguel OTERO, Senior Analyst at the Real Instituto Elcano in Madrid