EU to propose import curbs on other Chinese sectors, says EU chief
The Commission will also seek new tools to limit dependence on Chinese supplies and protect firms from retaliation, officials said.
- On Friday, European Union leaders instructed the European Commission to urgently draft new import curbs targeting chemicals and industrial machinery to counter trade imbalances with China.
- The bloc's goods trade deficit with China reached €359.8 billion in 2025, up from €312 billion in 2024, driving leaders to seek measures beyond the recent hybrid car import cap at 350,000 vehicles.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed plans for a December proposal including new safeguard instruments and a "solidarity mechanism" to protect member states against potential retaliation.
- Beijing warned Brussels on Friday not to "fantasise" that hard-line tactics will force concessions, as the bloc confirmed plans for a new instrument to restrict market access.
- Consultations in January and March 2027 will evaluate these tools, while a Franco-German paper signals a significant policy shift in Berlin toward unified protectionist measures against industrial decline.
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