Euronews' Brussels bureau brings you its newest episode of Brussels, my love, a weekly discuss present that breaks down European information and politics.
This week, we have been joined by German MEP Reinhard Bütikofer from the Greens, Bulgarian MEP Eva Maydell from the European Individuals's Get together, and Marie-Anne Brouillon, from the assume tank GLOBSEC Brussels.
The panellists mentioned how the European Union is coming throughout as disunited relating to China.
Over the previous few weeks, since China opened up after the COVID-19 pandemic, a variety of EU leaders have began to go to Beijing.
In late March, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was the primary European chief to fulfill Chinese language President Xi Jinping.
French President Emmanuel Macron adopted go well with final week in a joint journey with European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen.
Macron went with von der Leyen partly to indicate off European unity and even met her for lunch in Paris earlier than the journey. However his feedback after the journey sparked controversy across the European Union's place relating to Taiwan.
In the meantime, the European Fee president didn't simply tag alongside for the photograph alternative. Von der Leyen set her stance clear earlier than she left describing a China that's “extra repressive at residence and extra assertive overseas”.
Panelists disagreed on whether or not or not the EU ought to communicate with one voice and mentioned a debate about EU-China relations would happen in European Parliament in Strasbourg subsequent week.
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