Dumping/Duties
The MEPs who actually matter
Here are 11 EU lawmakers to keep your eye on in the new term.
Germany isolated as EU countries tilt toward duties on Chinese EVs
EU opens new front with China over car chips
Scholz joins shaky chorus of world leaders sticking with Biden
Isolated, Hungary calls for open competition with Chinese electric cars
Starmer’s ‘quiet’ climate radicalism sets up battle with Farage
EU firms up duties on Chinese EVs, skirting Berlin’s pressure
Tesla received EU inspectors last week at its Chinese factories
Such an inspection could result in Tesla getting a lower duty than the average of 21 percent on Chinese EV-makers.
China’s Shein sweet-talks EU to stave off hurdles on ‘fast fashion’ goods
Business is booming at the China-founded app, but European and American regulators are on its case.
German ministers dash to China in bid to escape retaliation over EV duties
Transport Minister Volker Wissing calls duties a “destructive approach” on third visit by a government leader in recent weeks.
China targets Morocco as launchpad into Europe’s green auto market
As Brussels gets tougher on Chinese imports, Beijing is diversifying its strategies to maintain access to key markets.
Hungary is flirting with China — at what cost to the EU?
Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts.
Britain’s luxury carmakers fear Chinese trade war
High-end automakers who sell in China fear a tit-for-tat tariff battle whoever wins the July election.
Draghi backs French-style trade, industrial policy
Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.
EU presents China with clear way to avert EV duties — good luck with that
Beijing would have to overhaul its subsidy-driven export model to meet European Union demands.
Top Chinese official visits Brussels next week amid trade tension
EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are expected to feature prominently in the talks.
Europe buys automakers time with Chinese EV tariffs. Has it saved them?
As the EU executive imposes tariffs on emissions-free cars, politicians are campaigning to save the internal combustion engine.
China threatens to challenge European EV duties at WTO
European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to impose duties of up to 38.1 percent on electric vehicle imports from China.
EU shocks China with EV duties of up to 38 percent
Beijing has threatened to retaliate against European aviation, farmers and spirits makers if Brussels targets its electric vehicle makers with punitive tariffs.
Germany launches 11th-hour bid to avert trade war with China
Germany wants the EU to set tariffs on electric vehicles at a low level to avoid severe retaliation from Beijing.
China is threatening EU agriculture. Should farmers squeal?
Beijing’s threat of tariffs on EU agricultural imports comes as trade volumes are already falling.
China makes last-ditch charm offensive to avert trade war with EU
Brussels is expected to inform Chinese carmakers of new duties on electric vehicles only after Sunday’s election.
China takes aim at EU’s planes and farmers as trade war brews
China’s Commerce Ministry has sent a letter to the EU trade chief to express annoyance at recent trade probes and calling for a reset.
EU executive may announce Chinese EV duty only after election
Highly sensitive announcement could now come ahead of next month’s G7 summit.
Is the EU already in a trade war with China?
Even if they aren’t yet, things could soon get nastier as Brussels’ investigation into Chinese electric vehicles nears its conclusion.
French cognac makers: Don’t sacrifice us in EU-China trade war
The French cognac industry says it’s being held hostage to an EU trade probe into Chinese electric vehicles.
How Germany lost the battle to prevent tariffs on Chinese cars
The die was already cast when Ursula von der Leyen announced an EU probe into market-distorting subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles last fall.
US tariff smackdown on Chinese EVs leaves EU playing catch-up
Brussels insists on its own evidence-based methods, but risks ending up looking weak as a result.
How MEPs make millions on the side: Legal advice, speeches and Covid cures
Fresh filings by European lawmakers show many hold outside jobs.
Chinese EV makers risk tougher duties over failure to cooperate with EU probe
European Commission warns BYD, SAIC and Geely that their lack of cooperation frees its hands to impose higher penalties, letters seen by POLITICO show.
Does the EU have what it takes to fight China on green tech?
If you aren’t sure what the difference is between an anti-subsidy probe and an investigation into foreign subsidies, we’ve got you covered.