MERICS EU-China Hub

Welcome to the MERICS EU-China Hub. On this web page, you will find our current research and analysis of major developments between Beijing, Brussels and other European capitals. Our experts present their insights in in-depth studies, quick-read opinion pieces and short analyses as well as podcasts, videos and graphics.

EU-China

The Europe-China Resilience Audit: Insights for advancing European resilience

Grzegorz Stec

Helena Legarda

Report

Oct 31, 2024

Research

EU-China

Updating the EU strategy on China: Co-existence while de-risking through partnerships

Abigaël Vasselier

External publication

Oct 31, 2024

Chinese and European officials exchange documents.

Profiling European countries' resilience towards China

Report

Oct 31, 2024

European resilience will require a more proactive approach to partnerships

Abigaël Vasselier

Helena Legarda

Comment

Oct 31, 2024

Building resilience: The need for a geopolitical European Commission and strong leadership from Member States

Abigaël Vasselier

Grzegorz Stec

Comment

Oct 31, 2024

The new European Commission and China + EU trade with China and the US + EV tariffs

François Chimits

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Oct 18, 2024

China’s new ambassadors + mineral monitoring + EU-China in Draghi report

François Chimits

Claus Soong

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Sep 20, 2024

How China sees the EU's changing leadership + EV subsidies + China-Russia

Abigaël Vasselier

François Chimits

Claus Soong

Grzegorz Stec

MERICS Briefs

Jul 18, 2024

National Perspectives on Europe’s de-risking from China

A report by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC), July 2024

Report

Jul 01, 2024

EU-China tariff talks + South China Sea tensions + PLA meeting

MERICS Briefs

Jun 27, 2024

Insights

EU-China

MERICS China Forecast 2025: Economic stress increases risk of domestic instability

Claus Soong, Andreas Mischer

Comment

Jan 15, 2025

Festive lanterns are lit up to welcome the New Year in Beijing, China.

China and Trump's election victory, with Jude Blanchette and Katja Drinhausen

Podcast

Nov 22, 2024

MERICS Forum: Chinese EV investments in Europe

Comment

Oct 17, 2024

What’s in a name? A rough guide to China’s elaborate labeling of bilateral relations in Europe

Eva Seiwert

Claus Soong

Comment

Oct 15, 2024

How China might react to EU EV tariffs (Politico)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Jun 14, 2024

European EV duties on Chinese cars (Tagesschau)

Mikko Huotari

External publication

Jun 14, 2024

How China views the EU (Wirtschaft Welt und Weit Podcast)

Mikko Huotari

Podcast

Jun 08, 2024

China and the European Parliament election, with Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec

Podcast

May 31, 2024

MEPs' key lessons on EU-China policy during the last mandate

Comment

May 23, 2024

Events

EU-China

Fokus China: Sind Deutschland und Europa gewappnet für die geopolitischen Herausforderungen? - Diskussionsveranstaltung mit Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock

Jan. 20, 2025

Berlin

EU-China

MERICS China Forecast 2025

Jan. 15, 2025

Experts on EU-China

Abigaël Vasselier

Director Policy & European Affairs/Head of Program Foreign Relations

Grzegorz Stec

Head of Brussels Office

François Chimits

Senior Economist (Brussels office)

Mikko Huotari

Executive Director

Helena Legarda

Lead Analyst

MERICS EU-China Hub

The Europe-China Resilience Audit: Insights for advancing European resilience

Research

Updating the EU strategy on China: Co-existence while de-risking through partnerships

Profiling European countries' resilience towards China

European resilience will require a more proactive approach to partnerships

Building resilience: The need for a geopolitical European Commission and strong leadership from Member States

The new European Commission and China + EU trade with China and the US + EV tariffs

China’s new ambassadors + mineral monitoring + EU-China in Draghi report

How China sees the EU's changing leadership + EV subsidies + China-Russia

National Perspectives on Europe’s de-risking from China

A report by the European Think-tank Network on China (ETNC), July 2024

EU-China tariff talks + South China Sea tensions + PLA meeting

Insights

MERICS China Forecast 2025: Economic stress increases risk of domestic instability

China and Trump's election victory, with Jude Blanchette and Katja Drinhausen

MERICS Forum: Chinese EV investments in Europe

What’s in a name? A rough guide to China’s elaborate labeling of bilateral relations in Europe

How China might react to EU EV tariffs (Politico)

European EV duties on Chinese cars (Tagesschau)

How China views the EU (Wirtschaft Welt und Weit Podcast)

China and the European Parliament election, with Ivana Karásková and Grzegorz Stec

MEPs' key lessons on EU-China policy during the last mandate

Events

Fokus China: Sind Deutschland und Europa gewappnet für die geopolitischen Herausforderungen? - Diskussionsveranstaltung mit Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock

MERICS China Forecast 2025

Experts on EU-China

Abigaël Vasselier

Grzegorz Stec

François Chimits

Mikko Huotari

Helena Legarda

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