Dumping/Duties

Only seven ministers and no commissioner attended the first gathering of Budapest’s six-month presidency of the Council of the EU.

The new Labour prime minister is gearing up for a fight with populists over net zero policy. He believes he can win.

By cementing the duties, Brussels is holding its ground against Chinese — and German — opposition.

Such an inspection could result in Tesla getting a lower duty than the average of 21 percent on Chinese EV-makers.

Business is booming at the China-founded app, but European and American regulators are on its case.

Transport Minister Volker Wissing calls duties a “destructive approach” on third visit by a government leader in recent weeks.

As Brussels gets tougher on Chinese imports, Beijing is diversifying its strategies to maintain access to key markets.

Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts.

High-end automakers who sell in China fear a tit-for-tat tariff battle whoever wins the July election.

Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.

Beijing would have to overhaul its subsidy-driven export model to meet European Union demands.

EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles are expected to feature prominently in the talks.

As the EU executive imposes tariffs on emissions-free cars, politicians are campaigning to save the internal combustion engine.

European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to impose duties of up to 38.1 percent on electric vehicle imports from China.

Beijing has threatened to retaliate against European aviation, farmers and spirits makers if Brussels targets its electric vehicle makers with punitive tariffs.

Germany wants the EU to set tariffs on electric vehicles at a low level to avoid severe retaliation from Beijing.

Beijing’s threat of tariffs on EU agricultural imports comes as trade volumes are already falling.

Brussels is expected to inform Chinese carmakers of new duties on electric vehicles only after Sunday’s election.

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. 

Highly sensitive announcement could now come ahead of next month’s G7 summit.

Even if they aren’t yet, things could soon get nastier as Brussels’ investigation into Chinese electric vehicles nears its conclusion.

The French cognac industry says it’s being held hostage to an EU trade probe into Chinese electric vehicles.

The die was already cast when Ursula von der Leyen announced an EU probe into market-distorting subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles last fall.

Brussels insists on its own evidence-based methods, but risks ending up looking weak as a result.