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How is Kazakhstan boosting the Trans-Caspian trade route?

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Kazakhstan is helping upgrade the multimodal Trans-Caspian trade route to meet the EU’s 15-day transit goal.

Europe News

EU-China tensions escalate over medical device trade restrictions

The tit-for-tat trade dispute between the European Union and China over medical devices shows no sign of resolution, as Beijing has announced new retaliatory measures in response to the EU’s recent procurement restrictions.

Europe News

EU Commission bewails 'unfair' Chinese Cognac duties

Trade relations between the EU and China have flared up, complicating arrangements for forthcoming bilateral summit taking place in Beijing at the end of July.

Business

China hits Europe’s brandy exports with duties but adds exemptions

Beijing decided to impose anti-dumping duties of up to 34.9% for the next five years starting on Saturday, following an investigation into brandy imported from Europe.

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Europe in Motion

How could the US-China trade rearrangement affect Europe?

Amid the pressures posed by unpredictable US-China trade relations, many US firms are considering alternative supply sources to avoid rising prices. Could Europe be the answer?

Europe News

Von der Leyen's return as China hawk ends talk of diplomatic reset

Von der Leyen's hawkish intervention at the G7 summit has dented hopes of a diplomatic reset between the EU and China.

Europe News

EU shuts out Chinese medical suppliers from European market

The European Union has confirmed a ban on Chinese companies from participating in EU government tenders for medical devices exceeding €5 million – another piece in an ongoing tit-for-tat trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing.

Europe News

China hits back at von der Leyen's 'baseless, biased' speech at G7

The much-speculated EU-China reset looks in trouble after both sides exchanged sharp accusations in the last few days.

Europe News

Von der Leyen blasts China's 'blackmail' in appeal to Trump at G7

During the G7 summit, Ursula von der Leyen said the source of "the biggest collective problem" in the global trading system dates back to China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001.

Europe News

Pork, EVs, and diplomatic reset: EU-China trade fight heats up

A new wave of trade tensions is unfolding between the European Union and China, just weeks ahead of a pivotal summit in Beijing set for mid-July 2025.

Europe News

EU hits back against 'Buy China' policy in medical devices market

The European Union has taken steps to restrict Chinese medical devices from participating in its public procurement market in retaliation for the "Buy China" policy, which limits access for EU firms to Chinese government contracts.

Europe News

Kallas threatens sanctions on China over cyberattack against Czechia

The cyberattack in Czechia comes amid growing speculation of a diplomatic reset between the EU and China prompted by Donald Trump's policies.

Europe News

Signs of EU-China reset intensify as Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow

Brussels and Beijing appear to be moving closer to a rapprochement under the shadow of Donald Trump's disruptive policies.

Europe News

China 'in final stages' of lifting controversial sanctions on MEPs

Beijing's offer to lift sanctions on MEPs comes amid growing speculation of an impending EU-China reset in reaction to Donald Trump's tariffs.

Green News

UK government to ban Chinese ‘slave-trade’ solar panels

Campaigners have warned that Chinese slave labour is widespread throughout the renewables sector.

EU Decoded

Is the EU losing the geopolitical race for critical raw minerals?

The EU wants to cut reliance on powers like China for mineral supplies by the end of the decade. As geopolitical tensions boil, EU Decoded asks whether the bloc can keep up with its competitors.

Europe News

EU won't decouple from China to reach a trade deal with Trump

Despite the latest developments, the EU's policy on China will remain based on "de-risking" rather than "decoupling", Brussels has said.

EuroVerify

Are Europe's luxury handbags all produced in China?

The US and China’s ongoing trade war has taken to TikTok and European fashion houses have found themselves sandwiched in the middle.

Europe News

As Trump brings the EU and China closer, reality pulls them apart

The chaos unleashed by Donald Trump's tariffs has fuelled speculation of an imminent rapprochement between the European Union and China. But the cold hard facts might stand in the way.

Business

Euroviews. Tesla’s fall in Europe will only hand the keys to Beijing

With the US, the UK and much of Europe ramping up incentives for domestic production, no wonder China is scrambling to maintain its competitive edge, Saman Rizwan writes.