EU Won’t Meet China Halfway in Investment Talks: EU Trade Chief

European Trade Commissioner-designate Phil Hogan of Ireland attends his hearing before the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium on Sept. 30, 2019. Yves Herman/Reuters

BRUSSELS—The European Union wants to agree to a deal with China this year to protect foreign investment and increase investment market access, but it will not meet Beijing halfway, EU trade chief Phil Hogan said on Jan. 20.

Hogan told a conference held by business lobby group BusinessEurope that the EU wanted to see “concrete progress” from China on opening up its markets.