Joanna Sopinska

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Global Chief Correspondent at MLex

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Imports of BDO from China, Saudi Arabia, US to face EU dumping probe

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska

By Joanna Sopinska ( June 5, 2025, 15:28 GMT | Insight) -- EU imports of 1,4-Butanediol — BDO — from China, Saudi Arabia and the US might face an EU dumping investigation over unfair pricing, MLex has learned. If the investigation reveals “injurious” dumping, with the result that action is considered to be in the bloc’s best interest, then imports from those three countries could face punitive duties at the EU borders.
Czechs sign Korean nuclear deal despite EU’s subsidy warnings

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Lewis Crofts |Joanna Sopinska |Nicholas Hirst

By Lewis Crofts, Joanna Sopinska and Nicholas Hirst ( June 5, 2025, 14:18 GMT | Insight) -- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Czech government have signed a deal to provide nuclear reactors at the Dukovany power plant less than a month after the European Commission warned such a move would breach a duty of “sincere cooperation” during a foreign-subsidy probe. Earlier this week, the Supreme Administrative Court in the Czech Republic lifted an interim injunction stopping signature of the deal.
EU trade chief presses China to ease rare earth export curbs on civilian goods

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska

By Joanna Sopinska ( June 4, 2025, 16:13 GMT | Insight) -- The EU trade chief, Maroš Šefčovič, has urged China to exclude civilian production from its export control regime for rare earths to address the situation faced by the bloc's industries that rely on Chinese imports of these materials.
Chinese exporters of lysine to face definitive dumping duties at EU borders

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska

By Joanna Sopinska ( June 3, 2025, 16:19 GMT | Insight) -- Imports of lysine from China will face dumping duties of up to 58.2 percent at EU borders, according to a draft proposal seen by MLex. If approved by EU governments tomorrow, the measures will become effective by mid-July.Imports of lysine from China will face dumping duties of up to 58.2 percent at EU borders, according to a draft proposal seen by MLex.
EU moves to curb Chinese access to medical-device government contracts

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska

By Joanna Sopinska ( June 3, 2025, 09:56 GMT | Insight) -- A large majority of EU governments approved the proposal yesterday to restrict Chinese medical device makers’ access to the bloc's public procurement contracts worth more than 5 million euros. The move aims to level the playing field for domestic companies, which face access barriers in China.
Litigation over US tariffs strengthens EU’s hand, but no easy solution in sight

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska

By Joanna Sopinska ( June 2, 2025, 15:15 GMT | Comment) -- Ongoing tariff litigation could weaken the US's negotiating position in trade discussions with the EU and other economies, despite the Trump administration's claims to the contrary. The uncertainty surrounding potential court-ordered removals of "reciprocal" tariffs might prompt Brussels to adopt a tougher, more deliberative approach.
EU considers potential tariff cuts in bid to secure trade deal with US

1 month ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska |Luca Bertuzzi

By Joanna Sopinska and Luca Bertuzzi ( May 27, 2025, 14:20 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission is reviewing all tariff rates on US exports to the EU, to identify which of them could potentially be reduced as part of a deal with the Trump administration, MLex has learned.
UK-US deal gives EU troubling precedent for tariff talks with Washington

1 month ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska |óscar Pandiello

By Joanna Sopinska and Oscar Pandiello ( May 23, 2025, 14:53 GMT | Comment) -- The UK-US trade agreement has marked a positive step back into trade negotiations after a series of unilateral tariff decisions by the US, but has also reduced the chances of removing the US baseline "reciprocal" tariff of 10 percent. The US is likely to use the UK deal, which maintains this levy, as a model for future agreements. President Trump today repeated a long list of his trade grievances.
UK-US trade deal gives EU troubling precedent for tariff talks with Washington

1 month ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska |óscar Pandiello

By Joanna Sopinska and Oscar Pandiello ( May 23, 2025, 14:53 GMT | Comment) -- The UK-US trade agreement has marked a positive step back into trade negotiations after a series of unilateral tariff decisions by the US, but has also reduced the chances of removing the US baseline "reciprocal" tariff of 10 percent. The US is likely to use the UK deal, which maintains this levy, as a model for future agreements. President Trump today repeated a long list of his trade grievances.
EU Commission to kick off Mercosur trade deal ratification process next month

1 month ago | mlex.com | Joanna Sopinska

By Joanna Sopinska ( May 22, 2025, 14:02 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission plans to expedite the ratification of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement by submitting it for signature by EU governments next month or early July, a senior EU trade official said.