anti-coercion

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France, EU vow ‘paradigm shift’ on China policy

1 min read Baltic countries, Economy, Featured, Lithuania, anti-coercion, China, embargo, Taiwan, trade war, WTO

French Trade Minister Franck Riester said the EU will resolutely back Lithuania in its escalating trade war with China, on Sunday, Euractiv reported. Riester underlined that the small Baltic nation was “a victim of coercion from Beijing” after meeting his opposites numbers in Marseille. As the current holder of the

EU anti-coercion measure would offer push-back against economic intimidation

1 min read Lithuania, anti-coercion, Dombrovskis

On Wednesday, the European Commission proposed a so-called “anti-coercion measure”. It would give the European Union the ability to push back – using punitive sanctions against individuals, companies or countries – when they use their power or influence to try and sway EU policy. The rationale behind the measure is that occasionally