In a recently published official notice, the European Commission has set out more details of its investigation into a public procurement procedure in Lisbon that involves allegations of Chinese subsidies to one of the subcontractor companies in the bid.

The EU has opened a new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) investigation involving a procurement bid in Portugal that includes a Chinese company. This type of investigation has already caused friction in the China-EU economic relationship.

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD announced that it will expand its investment in Hungary, putting its European headquarters and an R&D base there.

Today, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) concluded its trade barriers investigation on the European Union's practice of Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) investigations, reaching an affirmative finding that a trade barrier exists. A summary of the ruling is provided below. The next step in terms of a

A Chinese-owned company that makes security equipment tried to challenge a European Commission search of its European offices in a case related to an investigation of subsidies, but the EU General Court has rejected its claim.

On July 10, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the launch of a trade barrier investigation against the European Union's Foreign Subsidies Regulation, which has recently been used several times against Chinese companies.

Last week, news reports indicated that the European Commission had conducted searches of Chinese company Nuctech in relation to an investigation under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, and European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager spoke about the searches and this regulation in a competition policy speech.