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Brexit border chiefs left in the dark hours before new checks kick in
LONDON — Britain is meant to be launching the “most advanced border in the world” this week. It doesn’t feel like that to the people running it. With implementation of the second — and most critical —...
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Chinese EV makers risk tougher duties over failure to cooperate with EU probe
The European Commission has told the three Chinese electric car makers it’s investigating over state subsidies that they haven’t provided enough information, according to letters seen by POLITICO, a...
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Dust off your CV: The EU is going to need a new trade chief
WANTED: A commissioner to navigate the increasingly rough seas of global trade, avoiding shipwreck and guiding the European Union into calmer waters. If FTA is just another three-letter acronym to...
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US tariff smackdown on Chinese EVs leaves EU playing catch-up
The decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to quadruple import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles Tuesday has overshadowed an ongoing investigation by the European Union that is likely to result in...
View ArticleEurope eyes car chips as next battleground with China
Europe is widening its focus from high-tech to low-tech microchips as it fears a fresh challenge from Chinese subsidized firms to supply the electric vehicle boom. The European Commission will start...
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EU will demand Labour’s Brexit plan involves European Court
LONDON — Keir Starmer wants to sign a new agreement with the EU — one which would smooth disruption to trade, solve the Northern Ireland border issue, and make life simpler for farmers, all in one go....
View Article20 years of product excellence in Europe
2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Nuctech’s presence in the European Union. Nuctech is a leading security equipment manufacturer of Chinese origin with a fully Europe-based supply chain. During the...
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What to expect from a more right-wing European Parliament
What to expect from a more right-wing European Parliament POLITICO dissects what a rightward shift means for everything from agriculture to defense. Polls suggest that the new center of gravity in the...
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UK election: Europe is hoping for a Brexit reset
BRUSSELS — This U.K. general election campaign won’t be about Brexit: opposition leader Keir Starmer has made sure of that. But could the widely expected result — a new Labour government — take the...
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Europe is turning to the right: Here’s how that will impact trade policy
Don’t say you weren’t warned. The Netherlands, where Geert Wilders’ Party for Freedom will lead the next government, is just the latest European country in which the far right has surged. It’s a...
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Inside UK Labour’s push for a US special relationship — even with Trump
LONDON — His big moment may not have to wait much longer. If, as polls predict, Keir Starmer becomes prime minister in the U.K’s general election due on July 4, he’ll likely find himself sitting next...
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Labour’s Brexit plan could leave it on the hook for millions
LONDON — They shelled out millions of pounds building Britain’s repeatedly delayed new Brexit border. But the U.K.’s commercial ports could soon find all their hard work rendered redundant if a Labour...
View ArticleChinese exports threaten Europe even more than the US
Sander Tordoir is chief economist at the Centre for European Reform. Days after Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his trip to Europe, U.S. President Joe Biden announced sweeping trade tariffs on...
View ArticleChina threatens to challenge European EV duties at WTO
Beijing is threatening to file a lawsuit against EU duties on electric vehicle imports from China at the World Trade Organization. “China reserves the right to file a suit to the WTO and take all...
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Europe buys automakers time with Chinese EV tariffs. Has it saved them?
Europe wanted to give its prized auto industry a reprieve as the sector undergoes a wrenching, historic shift to electric vehicles. The EU executive obliged, slapping unexpectedly high duties on...
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Europe gives China a taste of its own trade medicine
BRUSSELS — The EU is having a radical rethink of how to cope with the trade threat from Beijing — and its response has a very Chinese flavor to it. Over the past years, EU trade policy has...
View ArticleThe EU’s strategy to safeguard its tech against China is stumbling
BRUSSELS — Exactly a year after European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen made a grand promise to protect critical technology and research from unfriendly powers, the EU still hasn’t come to...
View ArticleWhy Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
Normally, a white paper by an Italian technocrat recommending policy changes on economic governance in Europe wouldn’t get much notice on the other side of the Atlantic. But Mario Draghi is not just...
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Britain’s luxury carmakers fear Chinese trade war
LONDON — Britain’s big political parties all say they’re worried about Chinese electric vehicles flooding the U.K. market. But the last thing high-end carmakers say they want is a trade war. One of...
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Hungary is flirting with China — at what cost to the EU?
Photo-illustration by Mark Harris for POLITICO Hungary is flirting with China — at what cost to the EU? Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts. By CARLO...
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