New head of EU trade department inherits China challenge
By Cynthia Kroet ( May 29, 2026, 10:12 GMT | Comment) -- Ditte Juul Jørgensen will take over as the European Commission's director-general for trade on Monday, inheriting a growing agenda that includes responding to China's industrial overcapacity, addressing mounting pressure on the EU's trade-defense system, and managing ongoing trade negotiations. Her arrival comes as member states call for more resources for the trade-defense unit, where a surge in anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases has contributed to lengthy delays.How to respond to China's growing industrial overcapacity will be among the major challenges facing Ditte Juul Jørgensen when she takes over as director-general for trade at the European Commission on Monday....
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