EU seeks to curb China imports in chemicals, machinery amid widening trade gap
Briefing by News4U · First published
EU trade chief plans talks with Beijing to cut chemical and machinery imports and may impose plastic quotas, as the bloc's deficit with China exceeds 370 billion euros.
EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič aims to reduce Chinese chemical and machinery imports through talks with Beijing, while the bloc considers plastic import quotas to address a goods trade deficit that reached over 370 billion euros in 2025 and is forecast to exceed 400 billion euros this year. [1] [2]
Ministers from Ireland, Lithuania and France said all member states back dialogue but support using existing trade defence tools if needed; Šefčovič noted plastics are the most likely sector for a new safeguard investigation. [2]
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