On Friday, the European Commission announced that it had imposed countervailing duties on imports of aluminum road wheels from Morocco, with one of the subsidies at issue having been provided through China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

As online shopping continues to expand in the EU, the European Commission is moving to tighten controls on the surge of low-value e-commerce imports, particularly from China. These measures aim to address concerns about product safety, unfair competition, and environmental impact.

At a European Parliament Committee on International Trade meeting yesterday, Members of Parliament discussed the European Commission's recent conclusion of its first investigation under its International Procurement Instrument (IPI), which found "clear evidence of China limiting the access of EU medical devices producers to its government contracts

The European Commission has concluded its first investigation under its International Procurement Instrument (IPI), finding "clear evidence of China limiting the access of EU medical devices producers to its government contracts in an unfair and discriminatory way."

At an EU Parliament hearing yesterday, Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič spoke and took questions from MEPs. China came up several times during the hearing, with overcapacity and geopolitics both discussed, and Šefčovič emphasized that EU trade policy towards China would be "assertive."

The European Union's countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles have now been finalized, with the full reasoning of the European Commission available. In terms of the next legal steps, the Commission's determination can now be appealed to the EU courts and can be challenged at the

A new report from the European Commission on its trade defense instruments (anti-dumping, anti-subsidy, and safeguards) documents its use of these measures against China, as well as the Chinese measures against the EU, in 2023.