Two topics dominate this week’s European Council. They have more in common than you’d think.
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Two topics dominate this week’s European Council. They have more in common than you’d think.
A pedestrian walks near the Commerzbank building in the banking district in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on June 16, 2026. | Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
June 18, 2026
4:00 am CET
Commission tees up China clash at EU summit | Euractiv
EU hits ‘make-or-break moment’ as divided leaders confront ‘China shock 2.0’
‘Climate change in trade’: battlelines drawn on Europe’s new China strategy
‘Climate change in trade’: battle lines drawn on Europe’s new China strategy
China debate reaches boiling point as EU weighs tougher stance | Euractiv
Europe cannot afford drift on China: time for a strategy that defends jobs and values | Euractiv
EU leaders meet to discuss Ukraine, China shock and €2 trillion budget
EU leaders to pick from menu of anti-China trade measures over summit dinner
LIVE: EU leaders to talk Ukraine, enlargement and China | Euractiv
Why Europe’s fight against a ‘China shock 2.0’ could end before it even begins
Trade wars and armed conflicts are on the agenda for the EU summit, which starts Thursday night.
Brussels wants to get tougher on Beijing, but neither side is ready for a full-blown confrontation.
EU leaders are due to discuss China and global geoeconomic imbalances on Thursday
EU member states poised to confront internal divisions and launch aggressive trade defences against systemic threat posed by…
EU member states poised to confront internal divisions and launch aggressive trade defences against systemic threat posed by…
The European Commission president has long wanted to protect key industries against Beijing. But not everyone is on board.
