At the European Council on the morning of Friday 30 June, the EU27 discussed relations between the European Union and China. As expected (see EUROPE B13211A3), the Member States have adopted a common approach aimed at ‘de-risking’ concerning dependencies and economic vulnerabilities, without ‘decoupling’ the relationship.
“This is the first time that we have agreed on a text showing clear unity with regard to China”, said the President of the European Council, Charles Michel,...