The European trade deficit with China amounted to €360bn in 2025, or roughly €1bn a day. The commission and a growing group of member states want to take stronger measures to save European industries.

The EU's trade deficit with China has surged to an unprecedented €1bn daily, with April alone recording a €31.9bn gap, according to Eurostat data.

Europe is increasingly arriving at the same diagnosis as Washington — that Chinese overproduction poses a threat to domestic industry.

Brussels currently lacks the firepower to win a trade clash with China – and Beijing is not in a mood to make concessions, analysts warn.

European leaders are converging on a tougher view of Beijing, but concrete action remains elusive

Europe's trade gap with China is widening. This is leading to protective measures on items like electric vehicles and e-commerce. Leaders are meeting to discuss the growing trade…

EU leaders are due to discuss China and global geoeconomic imbalances on Thursday

The European trade deficit with China amounted to €360bn in 2025, or roughly €1bn a day. The commission and a growing group of member states want to take stronger measures to save…

'If Chinese industry is a shark, then it is currently taking big bites out of European industry,' said one trade specialist

Broad coalition of EU members support new trade strategy to prevent China causing European deindustrialisation as key Brussels summit looms.

Broad coalition of EU members support new trade strategy to prevent China causing European deindustrialisation as key Brussels summit looms.