The business online newspaper refers to ECFR’s policy paper on the Anti-Coercion Tool
Media mentions – Geoeconomics
China is willing to use economic sanctions to change EU policy
The EU wants to be better equipped to defend itself against coercion in the future. Jonathan Hackenbroich and Pawel Zerka have concrete proposals on how a response could look like through a new anti-coercion instrument
Our work has convinced us that there is a way to strengthen Europe’s resilience without taking an unacceptably high risk
The pressure on world bottlenecks is due to rising political tensions around the world, prompting states to use trade hubs as tools in conflicts
EU sanctions remain, above all, an important instrument of solidarity and one of the EU’s most powerful soft levers, which it should continue using
To promote Europe’s interests, more attention must be paid to the reality in China
The measures aimed at improving the EU’s resilience to sanctions are likely to be relatively uncontroversial
The growing disadvantage weakens Europe. Especially in areas that are crucial for its future economy and security, from energy to telecommunications
The new ECFR study shows Beijing’s method of shaping domestic companies into industrial champions
In many situations it is already enough to threaten economic coercion and within a week one has a different relationship. to the addressees