Chinese businesses call for further ‘improvements’ to EU subsidy rules
( July 17, 2026, 10:42 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: China’s chamber of commerce in Europe has welcomed the European Commission’s intention to make its foreign subsidy rules more “simplified,” including by raising merger notification thresholds. But it said the changes don’t go “far enough.” The CCCEU argued that Chinese companies are among those most affected by the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and are facing extensive information requests, significant compliance costs and uncertainty over which mergers could be “called in” for review.Statement follows....
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