Is the EU one step nearer to a industry warfare with China? What does final Friday’s vote at the bloc’s price lists towards Chinese language-made electrical automobiles imply for Berlin’s affect in Brussels? In finding the solutions in nowadays’s Radio Schuman podcast episode.
Remaining Friday, EU nations agreed to impose definitive price lists on imports of electrical vehicles from China, a transfer with far-reaching implications for the bloc’s industry coverage with Beijing, the way forward for the EU’s automotive business and, most significantly, Berlin’s affect in Brussels.
In an unheard of transfer, Germany used to be one in all handiest 5 different Eu nations to vote towards the price lists, as Berlin feared a “sure” would result in a industry warfare with China — is that this an indication that Germany is shedding affect amongst its EU friends?
Euronews’ EU politics reporter Jorge Liboreiro joins Radio Schuman to talk about whether or not German fears of a possible escalation into an EU-China industry warfare are justified and what the consequences of this sort of determination are for von der Leyen’s Fee 2.0.
Heads up: you must take note of the most important finances vote within the Eu Parliament later nowadays.
In abstract, the Eu Parliament will perhaps say no to the Eu Council’s proposed €1.52 billion cuts to flagship EU tasks such because the Horizon Europe analysis programme and the Erasmus+ mobility scheme.
And in the end, are you aware by which EU nations it’s extra commonplace to search out individuals who talk two or extra languages? We will provide you with a touch: the highest performer could be very with reference to the Belgian capital — however some southern Eu nations are within the most sensible 3 as smartly.
Radio Schuman is hosted and produced via Maïa de los angeles Baume, with journalist and manufacturing assistant Eleonora Vasques, audio modifying via Zacharia Vigneron and song via Alexandre Jas.