A new set of EU export control rules went into force on September 9, 2021. The new rules apply to dual-use items, which are goods and technology that can be used for both military and civilian purposes.  These rules will apply generally, but are likely to have a big impact

The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has called for a bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan, although the prospects for concluding such an agreement any time soon may be limited. In a press release [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210827IPR10703/eu-taiwan-relations-meps-push-for-stronger-partnership] issued yesterday,

The European Commission recently proposed a package of legislative measures to reduce the EU's carbon emissions by at least 55% by 2030, including a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism [https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/carbon_border_adjustment_mechanism_0.pdf] (CBAM). This proposal has drawn criticism

Chinese officials have been in communication with their EU counterparts recently on a variety of issues. In the reports from China and from the EU, the substance of these meetings differs, especially in relation to the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI), indicating different priorities of the two sides and

On June 22, the Administrative Court of Sweden issued a ruling that upheld a government ban on using Chinese tech company Huawei’s equipment in the country’s 5G network. In the ruling [https://www.domstol.se/en/nyheter/2021/06/forbudet-mot-produkter-fran-huawei-i-svenska-5g-nat-star-fast/] , the Administrative Court made it clear that it

The European Commission issued its internal Trade Policy Review [https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2021/february/tradoc_159438.pdf] (COM(2021) 66 final) on February 18, 2020, setting out an “open, sustainable and assertive trade policy” to ensure “open and fair trade with well-functioning, diversified and sustainable global