Germany and France Push Trade Weapon to Bar China Access
First reported 5 Oct, 13:08 UTCUpdated 9m ago6 sources
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Germany and France are urging the European Union to adopt new powers that would enable the bloc to cut off access to its single market if China or other nations destabilize trade relations.
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Germany and France are urging the European Union to adopt new powers that would enable the bloc to cut off access to its single market if China or other nations destabilize trade relations.
The countries, ahead of an EU leaders’ summit next week, are recommending the bloc lower its bar for blocking Chinese products and allow the bloc to move faster on such actions.
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- Germany and France Push Trade Weapon to Bar China Access (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
Germany and France are urging the European Union to adopt new powers that would enable the bloc to cut off access to its single market if China or other nations destabilize trade relations.
- Merz and Macron want the EU to hit back harder — and faster — against trade threats (opens Politico Europe in a new tab)
France and Germany want to give Brussels new powers to rapidly block imports deemed an economic or security threat.
- France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU market (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
In the strongest sign yet of a shifting European Union policy on China, the leaders of France and Germany have demanded a new trade weapon that would cut off access to the EU market when third countries cause severe distortions. The tool would effectively act as a kill switch, allowing Brussels to respond rapidly to…
- Germany and France agree new trade tool to counter China (opens Euronews in a new tab)
Paris and Berlin call for a new EU "systemic reaction" tool that would let Brussels move fast to counter China-driven market distortions, as well as retaliation planning and a revamp of trade defence tools.
- Germany and France Are Proposing a New Weapon to Counter Flood of Chinese Goods (opens The Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
The countries, ahead of an EU leaders’ summit next week, are recommending the bloc lower its bar for blocking Chinese products and allow the bloc to move faster on such actions.
- France, Germany seek new EU rapid response tool against trade threats (opens France 24 in a new tab)
France and Germany proposed a new legal tool to enable the EU to respond rapidly to trade wars or measures, such as dumping, that could economically harm the bloc. While French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the proposal was not a direct response to the actions of any particular…
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