About this episode

The episode discusses the EU's cautious approach to its economic relationship with China and the ongoing defense discussions regarding Ukraine.

Brussels is getting increasingly worried about its economic relationship with Beijing ... but the bloc doesn’t want to bring out the big guns just yet. While the EU already has the infamous 'trade bazooka' at its disposal, the Commission is considering a new tool to address Chinese overcapacity and dangerous dependencies. Our colleague Camille Gijs has spoken with EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič to learn more. Hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss what he said in the interview. Next, EU defense ministers are meeting in Ireland today, and Ukraine is right at the top of the agenda. The big question will be whether the bloc can help ease Kyiv’s shortage of missile interceptors. And finally, is Europe’s most prominent right-wing think tank, MCC Brussels, imploding ... or is it morphing into something new? Question? Comment? Get in touch on WhatsApp here, or at +32 491 05 06 29. This episode was produced by Dionis Sturis and Saga Ringmar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Zoya Sheftalovich, Ian Wishart

Guest: Camille Gijs

Topics covered

• EU-China relations
• trade policy
• defense
• Ukraine
• political analysis

Keywords

• China
• EU
• trade bazooka
• defense ministers
• missile interceptors
• MCC Brussels
• economic relationship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EU, MCC Brussels

Places: Brussels, Ireland, Kyiv

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