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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
Rise in shipments that followed US tariff war may trigger action from Brussels if it deems that threatens European industries.
European leaders have called for greater self-reliance, but some in Brussels warn that it must overcome a credibility gap to do so.
Bloc’s trade chief urges Beijing to ‘address systemic issues’ like market access barriers and critical minerals export restrictions.
EU trade chief says bloc’s manufacturers have been harmed by controls on elements ‘absolutely essential for industrial production’.
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Influential European lobby group says it senses Beijing is overwhelmed with applications to export the highly sought-after minerals.
The stark contrast between Spain’s wish for close economic ties and Czech suspicion highlights the growing divide within the EU over China.
EU members vote to exclude Chinese firms from tendering processes for five-year period.
Hackers linked to Chinese spy agency blamed for attack, which EU’s top diplomat calls an ‘unacceptable violation of international norms’.
They may be stuck in a stalemate, with Beijing unlikely to yield on demands to intervene in Russia’s war on Ukraine or change economic model.
Truck maker Windrose wants to be ‘first of many’ to bring EV ecosystem to Europe, matching Macron’s ambitions for ‘Battery Valley’ in France.
The bloc’s ambassador Jorge Toledo said he was ‘afraid we are not going to hold’ key talks paving the way for a leaders’ summit.
Authorities ask lawmaking body to waive the accused’s immunity so that they can be investigated under the two-month probe.
After a significant cooling in investment activity there was a 47 per cent rise last year to €10 billion, according to a new report.
Continent’s outlook is bleak despite reduced Sino-American tensions as it needs to adapt quickly amid Washington’s efforts, analysts say.
‘Hungary is benefiting from these very intensive Chinese economic and trade relations. We’re not willing to give that up’: Budapest official.
With ‘international order changing profoundly’, Friedrich Merz says China’s relations with Russia are an area of ‘great concern’.
China is ready to work with the US to manage differences and make the ‘pie of cooperation bigger’, state media quotes vice-premier as saying.
European officials are studying the agreement for signs of how Trump might cajole them into adopting tougher policies on China.
Analysts predict a wide range of outcomes for the first round of US-China dialogue, from a ‘soft deal’ to a mutually acrimonious departure.
China celebrates 50 years of diplomatic relations with the European Union as the Chinese leader attends Vladimir Putin’s military parade.
Will assess impact of US tariffs on Chinese shipments; European Commission also mulls retaliatory levies on US$100 billion worth of US goods.
Two sides are seeing a broader thaw in relations, with Beijing also confirming that it has lifted sanctions on European Parliament members.
Europe must navigate between the two powers, knowing that cutting an economic deal with one could make it impossible to do so with the other.
The move had been telegraphed by a series of meetings between European Parliament president and China’s ambassador to the EU.
Overproduction focus a ‘waste of time’, Beijing says, stressing real issue is protectionism as US-led group blasts China for alleged subsidies, industrial overflows.
European Union’s diplomatic arm says no plans to reciprocate Beijing’s overture as it has not observed improvements in far western region.
‘It has always been the EP’s intention to have sanctions lifted and resume relations with China,’ spokesperson says.
From the EU to Australia, the West’s geopolitical partnerships have fractured, but suspicions about Beijing persist.
Bloc turns some of the weapons it had trained on Beijing towards Washington for potential use in the erstwhile allies’ worsening trade war.
