News and analysis on trade policy in Europe
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The European Commission initiated four new trade defence investigations only this week, two of them targeting Chinese products. This brings the total number of new anti-dumping cases initiated this year to seven, two more than Brussels launched in 2022.
The latest iteration of the annual report of the China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union has rarely been so critical of what it sees as the EU’s inward looking drive and its growing focus on security in its relationships with China. It takes aim specifically at a policy …
ASEAN’s strategic flexibility, critiques of the EU’s open strategic autonomy, SME e-commerce and WTO negotiation strategies have all been in the limelight for trade-focused think tanks this week.
The European Commission released ‘digital trade agreement’ text it intends to negotiate with Singapore and with South Korea. It ignores some of these countries’ key priorities for digital trade.
Here is a roundup of what trade focused international think tanks have been doing this week.
Due to the All Saints holiday, activity has been fairly subdued on the trade beat in Brussels. Such holiday weeks are generally a good opportunity for leaders to travel. European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis has been touring Asia, whereas the international trade committee of the European Parliament was in …
This week among international think tanks: de-risking from China, the Hinrich Foundation’s new 2023 Sustainable Trade Index and Biden’s IPEF.
EU trade policy nerds can forget about enjoying a quiet week-end. European Commission executive vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis is travelling to Japan this week-end for a range of meetings. This will be followed by a hop-over to South Korea. Watch out for deals and announcements as below:
The European Commission has decided not to sample Tesla Shanghai, the largest exporter of electric vehicles from China to the EU, as part of its ongoing investigation into Beijing’s subsidies into the sector.
Below is a flavour of what think tanks have been writing on in the trade field this week.
