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.
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Trade committee calls for results from enhanced EU Taiwan dialogue
The European Parliament’s international trade committee wants the European Commission to up its game in its trade cooperation efforts with Taiwan.
EU initiates countdown to Chinese electric vehicle anti-subsidy duties
The countdown to likely countervailing duties on imports of electric vehicles from China has officially begun. The anti-subsidy investigation into imports of cars announced mid-September by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen was published this morning in the European Union’s statute book.
EU, Indonesia reignite biodiesel trade squabbles
Welcome back to Borderlex after its small team took a much needed summer break ahead of a packed autumn of trade news to expect in Brussels, London and at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. The most notable news thus far in this scorching-hot European summer is the reignition of …
The EU-Taiwan balancing act
Almost two years ago, the EU launched its first Indo-Pacific strategy in which, among others, it vowed to press ahead with trade agreements in the region and to deepen its digital and supply chain resilience conversations with a range of Asian countries. Taiwan also featured in the strategy.
EU Japan, seek to progress cross-border data flow negotiation
The EU and Japan vowed to finalise ongoing bilateral negotiations on data flows as part of their bilateral trade agreement known as EPA and to facilitate the conclusion of plurilateral negotiations on an agreement on e-commerce in the World Trade Organization. They also adopted ‘digital principles’ that will guide their …
Comment: EU anti-dumping duties on EVs from China: really?
So the media were alerted last night. The move came – seemingly – out of the blue: the European Commission is getting ready to launch an anti-dumping case against electric vehicles imported from China. Boom! Scoop! The digestive systems of some media are simple: they spew out very quickly what …
G7 to coordinate coercion responses while EU prepares economic security strategy
G7 leaders issued an exceptionally lengthy joint statement at a summit hosted by Japan in the city of Hiroshima that covers a range of topics from the war in Ukraine, to Taiwan, healthcare, food security and climate mitigation – to name some of the most important ones. One of the …
Think tank: Oz-EU anti-coercion collaboration, EU firms and China
Here are a few highlights of recent think tank trade policy activity.
EU seeks digital upgrade for Singapore, Korea free trade agreements
The European Commission is requesting a formal mandate from EU member states to start negotiations to upgrade existing free trade agreements with Korea and Singapore by including legally binding new rules on digital trade.
