Europe News MEPs defy Chinese pressure with visit to Taiwan A delegation of seven Members of the European Parliament is in Taipei for a three-day visit focused on disinformation and election interference. 03/11/2021
Europe News MEPs vote to freeze controversial EU-China investment deal MEPs deplore the sanctions that Beijing has imposed on five of their colleagues and refuse to open the debate for ratification as long as the punitive measures remain in place. 20/05/2021
Europe News EU suspends efforts to ratify controversial investment deal with China The future of the agreement had already been thrown into doubt after Beijing imposed sanctions on several Members of the European Parliament. 04/05/2021
Europe News 'China is necessary partner, like it or not,' says EU's top diplomat MEPs called on Thursday for the EU to have a tougher approach on China and issue sanctions over the new national security law in Hong Kong. 18/06/2020
state of the union Europe's week: Recovery, risk and US-China relations Paris and Berlin teamed up to present their post-pandemic financial recovery plans for Europe, but not everyone was cheering Macron and Merkel. 22/05/2020
Europe News EU regret after China Daily removes coronavirus mention from op-ed The EU has expressed regret after its opinion article in the China Daily newspaper was watered down to remove references to the coronavirus outbreak beginning in the country. 07/05/2020
Europe News 'Mask diplomacy': EU-China ties tested during coronavirus pandemic The supply of masks to Europe was seen as a way of keeping trade ties alive ahead of the race for 5G contracts. 02/04/2020
United Kingdom China wants UK to 'punish criminals' involved in lorry deaths The China-backed Global Times wrote in an editorial that the UK and some European countries should take some responsibility for the deaths of 39 people, believed to be Chinese nationals, found dead in a lorry outside London. 25/10/2019
Europe News Brief from Brussels: What's the fuss about China and 5G? Brussels moves to protect security amid fears over Chinese 5G development 26/03/2019
Europe News EU moves to protect security amid 5G concerns European Commission recommends steps as some EU countries raise fears about Chinese tech development 26/03/2019
Europe News EU and China agree to work together on WTO reforms At the 20th EU-China Summit, European and Chinese leaders have sent an anti-protectionist signal to the President of the United States. 16/07/2018
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Sexual harassment under spotlight at the EP This is the Brief from Brussels, a round of the top stories from the EU’s political capital. In this episode: MEPs face sexual harassment 25/10/2017
Europe News EU and China turn on Trump over climate change withdrawl There has been a meeting of minds between China and European leaders following their Brussels summit. 02/06/2017
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: Trump to quit climate accord? This is the Brief from Brussels, a round of the top stories from the EU’s de facto political capital. 01/06/2017
Europe News EU ministers fret over Chinese steel 'dumping' The EU needs to tighten up its anti-dumping rules to protect its steel industry from cheaper Chinese imports. That’s according to some EU trade 29/02/2016
Europe News China slowdown could scupper eurozone recovery: EU The slowdown in emerging economies such as China could derail the eurozone’s fragile recovery, the European Commission said on Thursday. The single 04/02/2016
My Europe Series How strong are EU-China ties? This week on U Talk, Cheng of Brussels asks: “As China and the EU are celebrating 40 years of diplomatic ties, both sides say they want to deepen 08/05/2015
state of the union Europe Weekly: Latvia joins single currency Latvia’s economy is growing again after painful austerity reforms. Next year, the country will join the single currency after the European 07/06/2013
My Europe Series China rising: Will new leadership bring about change? As China’s Communist Party Congress approaches and with it an expected change of leadership, China-watchers are considering what policies may stand 03/10/2012
