Brief

Several major European Union countries, including Spain, Italy, France, the Netherlands, and Lithuania, are advocating for a more stringent policy towards China. They propose a more aggressive use of EU safeguard measures to address what they describe as China's "systemic and structural industrial overcapacity." This initiative aims to shift from individual anti-dumping cases to broader, sector-wide responses, potentially including tariffs and quotas, and suggests a new "resilience tool" to counter concentrated supply sources. AI

Lithuanian authorities are investigating a significant data breach affecting over 600,000 national records, primarily from real estate and legal entity registers. The leak is suspected to be a state-sponsored cyberattack, with Russia being the primary suspect due to ongoing hybrid warfare concerns. In response, the head of the State Enterprise Centre of Registers resigned, and enhanced cybersecurity measures have been implemented. AI