Germany faces a €90 billion trade deficit with China as EU gap hits €360 billion. Chancellor Merz weighs tougher trade defenses amid automaker resistance.

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…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces pressure to address the EU's €360 billion trade deficit with China as automakers resist tougher measures from

Der rasant wachsende Handelsüberschuss Chinas belastet Europas Wirtschaft. Die EU-Kommission will durchgreifen - und hofft auf Rückendeckung von den Staats- und Regierungschefs…

European Union leaders will debate on Thursday whether the bloc needs stronger trade defences to curb a surge of Chinese exports that Brussels sees as a threat to European…

EU leaders debate measures to reduce a €360.6 billion goods trade deficit with China at their Brussels summit, weighing stricter import checks against trade

The EU debates tougher trade measures against China as its goods deficit hits €1 billion per day. Leaders will discuss tariffs, quotas, and subsidy rules at

EU leaders convene for June summit as trade deficit with China hits €1 billion per day. Internal divisions and Beijing's retaliation threats complicate

The EU is debating emergency tariffs and broader trade defenses against China as its goods trade deficit hits a record €98 billion in Q1 2026.

EU leaders delayed trade action against China at their June summit despite a €359 billion goods deficit, as the bloc navigates internal divisions and

European Commission on a mission to craft tools to tackle what the bloc sees as China’s industrial excesses.

European Commission on a mission to craft tools to tackle what the bloc sees as China’s industrial excesses.

Germany faces a €90 billion trade deficit with China as EU gap hits €360 billion. Chancellor Merz weighs tougher trade defenses amid automaker resistance.