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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
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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.
European Council on Foreign Relations calls for Brussels to be prepared and ‘not wait until the next crisis hits’.
From trade with China to the Middle East conflict and resulting energy shock, Brussels’ agenda has been repeatedly knocked off course.
Lawmakers demand to know where over US$2.3 billion in funds is going in venture meant to wean off Beijing’s critical minerals chokehold.
Chair of consumer protection delegation due in China next week wants to convey ‘that our rules on product standards are to be followed’.
Remarks urging ‘strategic partnerships around the world’ underscore how tensions with the US are inducing a more accommodating stance.
The PLA delegation will travel to Brussels next week, where the Ukraine war remains a major barrier to better relations with Beijing.
‘Thinly spread’ bloc seeks this week to thrash out memorandum on critical minerals with the US, eyeing a more formal instrument down the road.
EU leaders have clashed over whether the bloc should still be bound by global norms as Mideast conflict reshapes the geopolitical landscape.
The EU must become more realistic and interest-driven to keep up with the new world order, bloc chief says.
Beijing’s ‘weakness creates opportunities’ for bloc to use chokepoints and leverage for negotiations, researchers say.
Proposals reveal EU anxiety over competing with Chinese products, security fears linked to Chinese investments and urgency to act.
US president blasted Spain for denying access to its military bases for his bombing campaign, but boasts of ‘good relationship with China’.
Leaked draft shows biotechnology and robotics are other cutting-edge sectors to be cut from Industrial Accelerator Act ahead of unveiling.
