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EU drafts rules to cut China reliance in batteries

9/3/2026

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  • Wopke Hoekstra, EU Climate Action Commissioner, urged Europe to reduce reliance on China for clean-energy technologies.
  • Chinese firms supply over 80% of Europe’s residential battery storage and about 88% of lithium-ion battery imports.
  • EU trade officials are drafting a diversification instrument to force critical-sector firms to add non-Chinese suppliers.
  • EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefcovic will travel to Beijing in October for technical talks with China.