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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
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.
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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.
Clashes at a conference in Chinese capital reflect wider tensions that threaten to descend into an economic conflict.
While the chipmaking-gear giant is already banned from selling advanced kit to China, new rule would make low-end products off-limits too.
As Xi Jinping and Donald Trump prepare to meet in Beijing, one European diplomat says the bloc is aware ‘we have little leverage here’.
Sabine Weyand says the 2020 agreement with China is obsolete as Brussels weighs action on ‘macroeconomic imbalances’.
Brussels is polling business groups ahead of commissioners’ meeting but few details of the proposed instrument have been revealed.
EU official says Brussels has identified cybersecurity and dependency risks in Chinese inverters.
One side crafts regulation out of fear that the other side’s rules may expose its vulnerabilities.
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Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen insists on the importance of national sovereignty, saying ‘we react through the means we have’.
Seven listed entities are barred from receiving ‘dual-use’ items originating in China, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce.
Tough talk from foreign minister shows the nation could provide a de facto veto on China’s efforts to launch a deal.
Polish firm to replace state-backed Chinese giant as Brussels uses regulatory powers to curb what it says is market-distorting foreign aid.
China’s commerce ministry warns broad retaliation is on the table if firms such as Huawei and ZTE are penalised by proposed law.
The Belgian political scientist on what the Iran war and the transatlantic collision reveal about Europe’s place in a fast-changing world.
Many believed the transatlantic alliance could weather another term of Trump, but a year and a half on those hopes have largely faded.
Coalition of more than 30 nations to meet in Paris for a summit to find a ‘credible proposal’ to restore shipping through the strait.
Sven Biscop, director at the Royal Institute for International Relations in Brussels, on what the Iran war and the transatlantic collision reveal about Europe’s place in a fast-changing world.
Without fanfare, Brussels will stop funding for projects that use the Chinese-made devices as part of a ‘do more, say less’ strategy.
Record turnout hands opposition Tisza Party a decisive victory in Hungary.
Delay risks entrenching a policy vacuum as member states diverge and Brussels struggles to evolve its approach.
‘Most consequential’ vote is being pitched as a referendum on whether the country should move towards the East or West.
