Earlier this week, the European Commission imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of stainless steel refillable kegs originating in China.

At a European Parliament Committee on International Trade meeting today, representatives of the European Commission and the European External Action Service set out the new EU approach to economic security, and then took comments and questions from Members of Parliament.

EU leaders announced a new "country agnostic" approach to economic security today, and in doing so tried to establish a careful balance between expressing concern about Chinese economic practices and maintaining a good working relationship with China.

Commenting on a newly issued report, European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton pushed EU Member States to restrict or exclude Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks.

The report identifies China as "the top priority country," and discusses progress, concerns and areas for improvement and action, and EU action on IP rights in China.

Last week, the European Commission announced that it had adopted two Regulations "which together renew, adjust and extend the scope of the existing measures on imports of high tenacity yarn of polyester (HTYP) from China."

Last week, the European Commission announced that it was renewing its anti-dumping measures on imports of stainless steel tube and pipe butt-welding fittings ("SSTPF") from China and Taiwan for another five years.