Pressured at home, EU leaders weigh China trade steps

Press quote (Reuters)
14 October 2026

"It is significant ⁠that a policy switch that had been boiling under the surface in Berlin for the last few weeks and months, is now official," said Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform. "And it is significant that the two most important EU member states clearly see eye to ​eye on how to deal with the second China shock."