Event Brief
Major EU states seek tougher China trade rules
Filed: May 25, 2026 at 1:04 AM ET
Summary: Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Lithuania urge Brussels to adopt faster emergency tariffs and broader safeguards.
WHO: Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Lithuania
WHAT: Signed a paper urging the EU to adopt a tougher trade regime against Chinese-style industrial overcapacity, including faster emergency tariffs, broader safeguards and anti-circumvention powers.
WHEN: May 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
WHERE: Brussels
WHY: Ahead of a major China-focused debate in Brussels on responding to systemic and structural industrial overcapacity.
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