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EU to propose import curbs on other Chinese sectors, says EU chief
The Commission will also propose tools to cut reliance on single suppliers and protect firms hit by Chinese retaliation, officials said.
- On Friday, October 16, 2026, European Union leaders at a Brussels summit instructed the European Commission to urgently draft new safeguard measures targeting Chinese imports of chemicals and industrial machinery.
- Rising concern over an unsustainable trade deficit with China, which hit €360 billion last year, prompted the action, as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to use every possible means to reduce the imbalance.
- Officials are developing a "killer switch" instrument to impose tariffs or quotas at short notice, building on a recent agreement to cap Chinese hybrid car exports that leaders called a "blueprint" for other sectors.
- The Commission plans to present these restrictive proposals in December, reflecting a significant policy shift in Berlin and Paris toward a more unified, protectionist stance against what experts describe as a "second China shock."
- Future trade consultations scheduled for early 2027 will test these new instruments, though implementation requires majority approval from the Union's member-states under existing procedural rules.
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The European Union (EU) will create a tool that would allow it to quickly restrict access to the bloc's market in the event of a trade war, European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.
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