Authorities said to have entered premises of Dutch and Polish subsidiaries of a mainland firm involved in the manufacture of surveillance equipment.
German authorities accuse assistant to Maximilian Krah, the AfD’s top candidate in European elections, on suspicion of working for Chinese intelligence service.
Developments hours apart come amid rising anxiety in some European capitals over the threat of Beijing’s surveillance practices.
German industry debates how to proceed after finding cracks in a once robust and mutually beneficial relationship.
In public remarks in China, chancellor did not throw support behind Brussels’ de-risking agenda and focused primarily on German business interests.
Brussels has instigated a slew of investigations in recent weeks as frustration mounts over Beijing’s economic policies.
Probe covers ‘conditions for the development of wind parks’ in six EU nations, competition chief Margrethe Vestager says, lashes out at ‘playbook for how China came to dominate the solar panel industry’.
Brussels launches survey to understand its exposure to Chinese semiconductors that power everyday items from cars to televisions, matching an American initiative that drew stern rebuke from Beijing.
Trade and Technology Council meeting, which begins Thursday, aims for agreements that would remain attractive to the former US president, should he be re-elected.
Two companies are being investigated by the European Commission in relation to Romanian project. EU industry chief says the probes ‘aim to preserve Europe’s economic security and competitiveness’.
Datenna is using open source intelligence to furnish governments with the data they need to make policy decisions on China.
The European Union’s investigation was the first use of a foreign subsidies regulation designed to stop state handouts from distorting the bloc’s single market.
Canberra’s investigations into dumping and subsidising of railway wheels, stainless steel sinks and wind towers were flawed, says the panel’s ruling.
Activity triggering first UK sanctions against China in three years also allegedly gathered data on millions of British voters.
Trade data shows total value of shipments at US$312 million compared with US$98 million just a year prior, led by Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Former American leader’s vows to slap 10 per cent universal tariff and cease funding Ukraine war effort has sent shock waves across continent.
Project linking Helsinki and Tallinn has been plagued by controversy, but sponsor is undeterred, saying funding is ‘not Chinese, it’s international’.
European Union members have endorsed a series of laws, including a requirement that large businesses conduct human rights and environmental audits of their overseas suppliers.
The European Commission also is looking into whether the company did enough to prevent minors from accessing pornographic material via its online marketplace.
EU recycling sector figures warn that if Chinese plastic imports are not curbed, ‘the industry will collapse’.
Beijing and Bern share a ‘pragmatic’ view on how to achieve peace, according to sources close to the discussions.
Vehicles imported before the probe is concluded could be slapped with anti-subsidy duties.
Sources from the European side say that in meetings Li Hui, China’s special envoy, merely repeats a ‘full dose of Moscow’s talking points.’
Provisional agreement would target sectors and regions profiting from state-imposed forced labour based on database drawn up by European Commission.
Trip comes as there are signs Ukraine is taking China’s possible role more seriously than officials elsewhere in Europe, analysts say.
The rules did not name China directly, but major EU firms would have been required to carry out detailed audits on foreign business partners.
Election season has all parties flocking to the Chinese-owned social media platform in a desperate bid to reach younger voters.
Balkan nation, a close ally of Beijing in recent years, is the first confirmed stop on the Chinese president’s first post-pandemic trip to Europe.
