Iuliu Winkler

The European Parliament has adopted its report on “A new EU-China strategy”. I worked as co-rapporteur for this file, covering the exclusive competences of INTA on trade and investment. The report is very important because it clarifies and consolidates the EU position in its strategic relationship with China. Key trade- and investment-related considerations include calls to …

Experience shows that the implementation of the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation has been successfully initiated and has started to produce effects.

Members of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) voted on Thursday by a large majority the opinion drafted by MEP Iuliu Winkler (UDMR, EPP) on the new EU-China strategy, which discusses the latest developments in the bilateral trade and investment relationship. ”The last months have brought significant changes in the EU-China relationship as the COVID-19 …

Three quarters of European SMEs have been affected last year by restrictions imposed to counter the coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent study by SME Europe, the economic organization of the European People’s Party (EPP). “Last year, the European SME sector has been hit hard. Despite aid programs in all Member States, 7.5% of SMEs …

Romanian SMEs are invited to answer questions on a survey launched by SME Europe, the European People’s Party’s (EPP) economic organization, at the level of all Member States, which will be the basis for recommendations to European institutions, announced on Monday MEP Iuliu Winkler (RMDSZ, EPP), First Vice-President of SME Europe. “Ten months have passed …

Currently we witness a deeply uneven trade and investment relationship between the EU and China. China is a strategic partner but increasingly also a strategic competitor of the EU. The CAI will contribute in rebalancing this relationship, benefiting European companies and investors. The CAI provisions do not stand alone, they will be complemented by the existing and upcoming EU autonomous trade measures in order to tackle imbalances …

Merry Christmas and a new year full of peace and joy!

We are currently in the middle of the EU Trade Policy Review. After the reshuffling of portfolios in the Commission, and the assumption of duties by Executive Vice President V. Dombrovskis, the public consultation linked to the TPR has been prolonged until 15 November. A new Trade Policy paper from DG Trade is expected to …

Iuliu Winkler, MEP (EPP/RMDSZ) salutes the launch of the Access2Markets online tool, which comes to the aid of European SMEs and businesses which want to engage in international trade. “SME Europe of the EPP, the EPP’s SME advocacy organisation, has long been asking for an instrument that streamlines complex regulatory frameworks for SMEs wanting to …

Diversity in the European Union is not only diversity between Member States, but also diversity within the Member States. The Ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union made this clear, so this is the way that we understand our EU motto “United in Diversity”. The distinct and unique cultures of the national …