Name: EC Midday press briefing of 08/07/2026
Uploaded: 2026-07-08T10:06:47+00:00
Duration: 155 s

EC Midday press briefing of 08/07/2026

8 juillet 2026

Sommaire mis à jour le 8 juil. 2026

A journalist asks about China’s stated willingness to facilitate EU exports to China but reluctance to curb exports to the EU, and whether the Commission seeks both better access to China and limits on Chinese exports. The spokesperson declines to go beyond prior statements by the President and Trade Commissioner, describes the new Trade and Investment Council’s four work streams and upcoming technical meetings, and notes an autumn stocktake based on outcomes of Commissioner Šefčovič’s meeting with Minister Wang.

European Commission mer. 8 juil. 2026 Commission européenne

00:01 - 00:45

Intervenant 1

Let's turn to a different topic. On China, Chinese Commerce Minister has concluded a tour in the Nordic countries. The issue of the trade imbalance of course has come up. From the Chinese side, they say that they are willing or ready to facilitate exports to China, but not so much to curb exports to the EU, which is one of the EU demands. If you, so my question is first if you can confirm that for the EU, for the Commission, it's important both things, to facilitate exports to China but also to limit Chinese exports to the EU.

And yeah, basically that's the point.

00:45 - 01:48

Intervenant 3

Thanks for your question, Jorge. Look, I'm not going to say anything beyond what was expressed very clearly last week by our President, but in particular by our Trade Commissioner following his all-day meetings and the first kick-off meeting of the new trade structured consultation with China that took place last Monday. The new TIC has four work streams. Technical level meetings will happen under those four work streams in the coming weeks and months, and we will take stock in the autumn to see what progress has been made and we will make a plan based on that. So we're not going to say more at this point on EU-China relations as they pertain to trade.

The outcomes of last week's meeting between Commissioner Šefčovič and Minister Wang were very clear. There's a plan in place for what happens next. That work will continue and we look forward to seeing the outcomes of that work. Follow-up.

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