EU leaders call for new trade tools as China imbalance concerns grow
By Oscar Pandiello ( June 19, 2026, 08:40 GMT | Insight) -- EU leaders have urged the European Commission to intensify talks with China over global economic imbalances while exploring new trade defense and industrial policy tools. The move points to a harder EU line on Beijing’s export-driven economy, although the leaders also warned that the bloc should avoid a rupture with China and weigh the consequences of any action.EU national leaders have asked the European Commission to intensify talks with China over global economic imbalances while exploring possible new trade defense and industrial policy measures, an EU official told MLex following a European Council summit in Brussels on Friday....
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