EU conservative chief urges tougher China trade stance, Bild am Sonntag reports

Leader of European Parliament’s Largest Bloc Calls for Tougher China Trade Policy

Manfred Weber, leader of the European Parliament’s largest political group, called for the European Union to take a tougher trade stance toward China, warning that Beijing’s industrial overcapacity threatens Europe’s manufacturing base. “The time of naivety is over,” Weber told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag on June 7. “We must defend European interests more clearly, more firmly, and more consistently.” Weber is chairman of the Group of the Eu…

EPP chief warns of EU-China trade war

Countries like France are pushing for a tougher stance against Beijing, arguing that Chinese overproduction is straining an already struggling European economy.

EU conservative chief urges tougher China trade stance, Bild am Sonntag reports

The head of the conservative European People's Party in the European Parliament has ​called for a tougher European Union trade policy ‌towards China, warning that Beijing's industrial strength threatened parts of Europe's economy, Bild am Sonntag reported.

European Parliament Pushes for Strategic Shift in China Trade Relations

Manfred Weber calls for a tougher EU trade policy towards China, citing unsustainable trade deficits and threats to Europe's industrial base. Ahead of a crucial EU summit, he urges leveraging China's market access for fair competition and suggests excluding China from EU-funded projects and 6G development.

EU Warned to Take Firmer Stance on China Over Industrial Competition Pressures

European policymakers are increasingly calling for a tougher approach toward China, citing concerns over industrial competition and trade imbalances.

EU-China Trade Tensions Put Europe’s Industrial Strategy Under Pressure

European leaders are facing renewed pressure to harden the bloc’s trade stance toward China, as warnings over industrial overcapacity, a widening goods deficit and fragile manufacturing sectors move higher on the EU agenda before the June European Council. The debate sharpened on Sunday after Manfred Weber, chair of the centre-right European People’s Party, urged Europe […]