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Finbarr Bermingham
Europe Correspondent
Finbarr Bermingham reports on Europe-China relations for the Post. He joined the newspaper in 2018, initially on the Political Economy desk reporting primarily on global trade, economics and geopolitics. After a decade on the trade beat in London and Hong Kong, he took up the role of Europe Correspondent, moving to Brussels to report from the heart of the EU. Having helmed the US-China Trade War Update, a weekly podcast, since 2019, he is the current host of the China Geopolitics Podcast.
Finbarr Bermingham reports on Europe-China relations for the Post. He joined the newspaper in 2018, initially on the Political Economy desk reporting primarily on global trade, economics and geopolitics. After a decade on the trade beat in London and Hong Kong, he took up the role of Europe Correspondent, moving to Brussels to report from the heart of the EU. Having helmed the US-China Trade War Update, a weekly podcast, since 2019, he is the current host of the China Geopolitics Podcast.
Areas of Expertise:
Trade, economics, geopoliticsLanguages Spoken:
English
The recent row over migration and Spain’s border policy suggests it may be hard for the bloc to stand together under pressure from Beijing.
Some 49 per cent of those polled see China as a rival or adversary while just 38 per cent see the nation in positive terms, new survey finds.
It will be Kaja Kallas’ first solo trip to China since taking on her role in 2024.
Latest sanctions suggest Chinese effort to ramp up pressure on Europe and strike fear into member states before crunch time in October.
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Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing.
Brussels is increasingly determined to ensure core industries survive if confrontation with Beijing proves unavoidable.
China trying to ‘reshape the global order in line with their interests’, EU says in some of bloc’s strongest official criticism of Beijing.
Brussels looking at ‘case-by-case’ tariffs and quotas after the trade surplus expands by almost a quarter in the first half of the year.
The transatlantic alliance has become unpredictable and even hostile, and many are wondering how much road it has left to run.
Beijing floats buying more European goods as the EU weighs new trade tools and presses for tangible progress by October.
Top diplomat will try to gauge commitment to Brussels’ increasingly hardline stance during rare tour of Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.
Marathon session in Brussels sees Beijing agreeing to establish a ‘joint monitoring mechanism of trade flows’ to help ease economic tensions.
There is a growing sense Europe will have to learn to ‘live with’ Beijing’s economic model, which it accuses of undercutting its industries.
European Commission on a mission to craft tools to tackle what the bloc sees as China’s industrial excesses.
Leaders from the 27 European Union member states have met in Brussels to counter Beijing’s growing economic influence.
Late-night meeting ends with instruction to officials to engage with Beijing while preparing tools to defend Europe’s economy.
EU member states poised to confront internal divisions and launch aggressive trade defences against systemic threat posed by Beijing.
Broad coalition of EU members support new trade strategy to prevent China causing European deindustrialisation as key Brussels summit looms.
Kallas cites verified reports of Chinese training for Russian forces as Brussels weighs sanctions and new trade measures.
June 23 meeting in Beijing postponed without warning as bilateral ties deteriorate on a near-daily basis.
Ahead of next week’s leaders’ summit, some are pushing for the bloc to end its ‘naivety’ and forcefully counter cheap imports.
The bloc may force companies to diversify their suppliers, after Beijing’s use of export controls put pressure on EU industry.
Bloc puts ‘carrot-and-stick’ approach to test in high-stakes meeting with Beijing’s international trade envoy on sidelines of OECD meeting.
Trade chief details why bloc needs to take stronger steps to defend itself from what is described as a new ‘China shock’ to its industries.
Highlighting urgency, bloc’s major members offer qualified support of legislative proposal that has deepened tensions with Beijing.
Ahead of a key debate on Friday, most commissioners said to support a more robust stance and broader use of safeguard measures.
Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Lithuania call for more aggressive response to ‘systemic and structural industrial overcapacity’.
As trade differences continue to bite between Beijing and the European Union, could a face-to-face meeting help to ease tensions?
Berlin urged to back stronger European trade instrument against a backdrop of ever-expanding economic problems.
