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Europe's ties with China, the US and the UK are all being tested at once. EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is in Beijing with a deadline to rebalance trade relations, Marco Rubio tells Europe to wake up, and London weighs rejoining the EU. In France, students are back on the streets today. #EUChinaRelations #EuropeNews #TradePolicy

Such voluntary export restrains lead of course to higher import prices, while at the same time give incentives to Chinese producers to relocate production to Europe. The end effect is the same. VERs did not save US automotive industry from Japanese competition, neither will do #TradePolicy #Economics #AutomotiveIndustry #CN #EU #US #JP

A self-inflicted wound: Americans now pay 75% more for aluminum than the rest of the world, and 64% more for steel. The price of protectionism is to drive up the cost of living for ordinary citizens and to destroy unprotected businesses’ ability to compete https://t.co/vHVuAmCi7q #TradePolicy #Protectionism #CostOfLiving #US

When I visit ports in our partner countries, I too often see ships loaded with unprocessed raw materials. The value is created elsewhere, and the jobs that come with processing are lost with it. It also means unwanted vulnerabilities, for our partners and for Europe. https://t.co/hddFur1d51 #RawMaterials #TradePolicy #SustainableDevelopment #EU

A few large economies drove a widening of global current account imbalances in 2025, according to our latest External Sector Report. As trade patterns evolve, the path to stronger growth & stability is in sound policies at home & cross-border cooperation. https://t.co/R2BF2q14b5 https://t.co/Nfmcje4Dhk #GlobalEconomy #TradePolicymaking #EconomicStability #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

Trump’s Tariff Runaround Defies the Courts and Common Sense — Effective tariff rates are going to change on Friday for the 45th time in the last 18 months, an average of once every 12 days https://t.co/xajNy2XBUC #TrumpTariffs #TradePolicy #Economy #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

Trump sets new tariffs for whatever to punish dozens of countries and tax Americans, eager to pull every lever of trade power he can find to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court knocked down, using laws considered less vulnerable to legal challenge https://t.co/xOM3dEI0YA #Tariffs #TradePolicy #TrumpAdministration #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweetprovided.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

US to introduce major tariffs on dozens of countries intended to last. Unlike previous tariffs, the new ones are backed by monthslong investigations into alleged unfair trade practices by other countries. No court has ever overturned this kind of tariff https://t.co/6SOUI04Sqo #Tariffs #TradePolicy #UnfairTrade #US

This is blatant and absurd from the Chinese ambassador. First, they distort markets, then they don’t like our response. Perhaps this is a proof that the EU is correct in finally taking action. Time to protect our industry and our citizens, and ignore these pathetic threats. #China #EUAmbassador #TradePolicy #CN #EU

We have a big week ahead. Our leaders can decide whether to protect our economic security & people’s livelihoods in the face of Chinese market distortion, or allow our industries to be destroyed. The choice is simple. There are no more excuses nor time for dithering. #G7 #EconomicSecurity #TradePolicy #G7 #CN #G7

Europe is developing a toolkit to address Chinese overcapacity. As always, the continent remains divided, but there are growing signs that the policy mindset is shifting toward an EU equivalent of the U.S. Section 301 mechanism. #EUTrade #ChineseOvercapacity #TradePolicy #EU #CN #US

‘It’s understood that the European Commission has decided that, at this time, imposing sanctions on either the company or imposing trade restrictions on alumina exports to Russia, would be disruptive to the vital aluminium supply chain in Europe.’ https://t.co/hFVJOSQSsD #Aluminium #EUSanctions #TradePolicy #EU #RU