Maroš Šefčovi
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Commission weighs best strategy for new trade talks with China
The European Commission hopes to curb Chinese imports in additional sectors in upcoming talks with Beijing while exploring new trade defence measures, though the move risks triggering retaliatory action from China.
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EU negotiates sanction swap with China to rescue critical ASML supplier — German coatings firm faces shutdown without Chinese rare earths
Sindlhauser risks going out of business in the coming months if the sanctions remain
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Chinese carmakers increasingly rely on overseas markets as September exports surge
A Chinese industry association says passenger car exports surged 64% in September compared to the same month last year
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EU ‘pulling out all stops’ with minerals projects as it tries to avert China trade war
Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné says bloc will support 46 strategic projects including lithium and rare earths plants
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China agrees to ‘halve’ hybrid car exports to EU in landmark deal
Brussels says Beijing’s shipments could fall by more than half over four years, cutting millions of vehicles amid fears for European jobs
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Rubio urges Europe to wake up as EU trade chief begins key China trip
Europe's ties with China, the US and the UK are all being tested at once. EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is in Beijing with a deadline to rebalance trade relations, Marco Rubio tells Europe to wake up, and London weighs rejoining the EU. In France, students are back on the streets today. #EuropeToday
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EU sends envoy to Beijing as rising exports from China raise economic anxiety
The European Union is bracing for a confrontation with China as a trade deficit exceeding $1 billion a day heightens anxiety over potential job losses and pushes the bloc’s political leaders to take a more aggressive approach toward its second-largest trading partner
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EU negotiators head to China hoping to curb cheap imports of hybrid electric cars
Mood in trade talks said to have changed as EU member states harden demands for protection against Chinese imports
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5 things to know about EU-China relations ahead of crucial talks
The next ten days will be critical for EU-China relations. EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič will travel to Beijing later this week for high-level talks aimed at rebalancing the trade relationship and securing “tangible” results ahead of next week’s meeting of EU leaders. #EuropeNews
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UK reviewing whether to impose tariffs on Chinese car imports to align with EU
Move would strengthen Britain’s case to be included in new legislation to protect European manufacturing
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China opens anti-dumping probe into EU days before trade talks
Running a €1 billion-a-day deficit with China, Brussels has nearly tripled the rate of its own trade investigations and is warning of "harsher measures" unless Beijing offers something concrete.