Eu Policy Watch coverage from 欧洲商业评论.
Based on data from the Bruegel European Clean Technology Tracker, this in-depth analysis examines the expansion of the EU battery and electric vehicle industry, trade imbalances, and their impact on global competitiveness, revealing the key role of policy frameworks and supply chain strategies.
Two years after the EU imposed tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Western brands have shifted production to the EU, but Chinese brands continue to gain market share, and battery imports have surged. T&E analysis reveals the complex effects of the tariff policy, as well as Europe's dilemma between industrial protection and green transition.
Analyze the impact of the EU State Aid Framework on financing for clean technology manufacturing, and the industrial strategic significance behind the calls for reform.
The EU issued new regulations on steel and e-commerce, aimed at reducing the trade deficit with China, marking a shift in European industrial policy from defense to actively reshaping global competition rules.
The EU tax commissioner acknowledged that trade-offs between member state interests, corporate competitiveness, and fiscal fairness are unavoidable in the process of advancing tax reform. This article analyzes the policy games behind the reform and its long-term implications.
The European Commission has approved a €1 billion state aid scheme by Slovakia to support clean technology manufacturing capacity. This move is a key industrial policy initiative under the Clean Industrial Deal, aimed at boosting Europe's manufacturing competitiveness in net-zero technologies and reducing reliance on external supply chains.
European and British carmakers are pushing for another delay in post-Brexit EV tariff rules, revealing a fundamental mismatch between industrial policy ambitions and battery supply realities.
VDMA’s comments on EU manufacturing competitiveness reflect a shift in European industrial policy from simple protection and demand stimulus toward a deeper contest over single-market integration, regulatory relief, innovation investment, and the strategic positioning of key industrial technologies.
Brussels is considering more extensive use of import quotas and tariffs to respond to competitive pressure from China, indicating that EU trade policy is shifting from case-by-case remedies to a more systematic industrial defense framework.