Bernd Lange
Coverage of Bernd Lange in the Nexus archive.
- EU issues new steel and e-commerce regulations to reduce trade imbalance with China
The European Union introduced new regulations targeting steel imports and e-commerce small parcels to address its trade imbalance with China. The measures include a 3 euro customs duty on low-value packages and steel import quotas with tariffs to protect EU industries.
- The secret EU trade negotiator who made Trump wait
Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament's trade committee, delayed a transatlantic trade deal to demand safeguards against potential U.S. breaches of commitments, frustrating both Washington and Brussels. A compromise was eventually reached, incorporating some of Lange's demands ahead of a final vote.
- INTERVIEW: Theologian-turned-MEP on how he stood up to Trump
Bernd Lange, a theologian-turned-MEP, opposed Trump's 'unbalanced' EU trade deal and secured changes. He emphasized that the art of the deal involves 'turning the other cheek.'