Furthermore, the announcement came merely a few days before now-confirmed Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss the hot topic of the EU’s electric vehicle (EV) tariffs. The tariffs, which have been provisionally applied on Chinese EV makers since July 5, have been at the center of China-EU relations for some time, and constitute one of the biggest challenges to trade and diplomatic cooperation between the two parties.
torsdag 26. september 2024
EU China Policy Under von der Leyen 2.0
On September 17, the new European Commission under re-elected President Ursula von der Leyen was announced in Brussels, opening a new chapter that will shape the next five years of the European Union. This announcement came not long after the Draghi report was published earlier this September to address how the EU can improve its internal policies, also featuring China and the United States as relevant benchmarks.
Furthermore, the announcement came merely a few days before now-confirmed Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss the hot topic of the EU’s electric vehicle (EV) tariffs. The tariffs, which have been provisionally applied on Chinese EV makers since July 5, have been at the center of China-EU relations for some time, and constitute one of the biggest challenges to trade and diplomatic cooperation between the two parties.
Furthermore, the announcement came merely a few days before now-confirmed Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao to discuss the hot topic of the EU’s electric vehicle (EV) tariffs. The tariffs, which have been provisionally applied on Chinese EV makers since July 5, have been at the center of China-EU relations for some time, and constitute one of the biggest challenges to trade and diplomatic cooperation between the two parties.
