French advisers urge EU tariffs or weaker euro to counter Chinese imports
A French strategy report urges the EU to adopt 30 percent tariffs or a weaker euro to counter Chinese imports. The move aims to protect key industrial sectors.
A strategy report from the French government advisory body, the Haut-Commissariat à la Stratégie et au Plan, has recommended that the European Union consider significant trade and monetary measures to address a surge of low-cost imports from China 
CN. Announced on February 9, 2026, the report proposes that the bloc evaluate either a 30% across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods or a 30% depreciation of the euro against the renminbi. These policy options are presented as a direct response to protect European industries that are losing market share to highly competitive foreign products.
CN. Announced on February 9, 2026, the report proposes that the bloc evaluate either a 30% across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods or a 30% depreciation of the euro against the renminbi. These policy options are presented as a direct response to protect European industries that are losing market share to highly competitive foreign products.
