随着欧洲采取行动保护其工业基础，欧盟将于本周在布鲁塞尔与中国代表团就北京对稀土出口的新限制举行会谈。欧盟委员会发言人表示，中国官员将于周四访问，此前周一进行了预备视频通话。本月早些时候，中国商务部加强了对稀土矿物的出口管制，要求政府批准某些采用特定技术制造的材料和产品。欧盟委员会主席乌尔苏拉·冯德莱恩表示，欧盟将加快努力，确保替代供应，并与乌克兰等合作伙伴达成矿产交易，以减少对中国的依赖。

The EU is set to hold talks with a Chinese delegation in Brussels this week over Beijing’s new restrictions on rare-earth exports, as Europe moves to safeguard its industrial base. A European Commission spokesperson said Chinese officials will visit on Thursday, following a preparatory video call on Monday. Earlier this month, China’s commerce ministry tightened export controls on rare earth minerals, requiring government approval for certain materials and products made with specific technologies. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will accelerate efforts to secure alternative supplies and pursue mineral deals with partners such as Ukraine to reduce dependence on China.

欧盟轮值主席国丹麦周三（10月22日）表示，欧盟已批准针对俄罗斯在乌克兰战争的第19轮制裁，包括禁止俄罗斯液化天然气（LNG）进口。据路透社报道，总统在一份声明中表示：“我们很高兴地宣布，剩下的成员国刚刚通知我们，它现在能够取消对第19轮制裁方案的保留。”。液化天然气禁令将分两个阶段生效：短期合同将在六个月后终止，长期合同将于2027年1月1日终止。该时间表使欧盟的全面液化天然气禁运比欧盟委员会之前的路线图提前了一年，以结束对俄罗斯化石燃料的依赖。该方案还增加了对俄罗斯外交官的旅行限制，并对莫斯科“影子舰队”的117艘船只实施制裁，其中大部分是油轮，使总数达到558艘。

The European Union has approved a 19th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, including a ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, the Danish presidency of the EU said on Wednesday (Oct 22). “We are very pleased to announce that we have just been notified by the remaining member state that it is now able to lift its reservation on the 19th sanctions package,” the presidency said in a statement, as reported by Reuters. The LNG ban will take effect in two stages: short-term contracts will end after six months, and long-term contracts will end on Jan 1, 2027. The timeline brings the EU’s full LNG embargo forward by a year from the European Commission’s previous roadmap to end dependence on Russian fossil fuels. The package also adds travel restrictions on Russian diplomats and sanctions against 117 vessels from Moscow’s “shadow fleet,” mostly oil tankers, bringing the total to 558 ships.

据欧盟理事会称，欧盟能源部长周一支持一项计划，即到2028年1月逐步停止从俄罗斯进口石油和天然气。该提案在卢森堡的一次会议上获得批准，将从2026年1月起禁止新的俄罗斯天然气合同，到2026年6月结束短期合同，到2028年终止长期协议。该法律在成为最终版本之前仍需要与欧洲议会进行谈判。此举旨在削减莫斯科为乌克兰战争提供资金的能源收入。俄罗斯目前供应欧盟约12%的天然气，低于2022年入侵前的45%，匈牙利、法国和比利时仍在进口。尽管匈牙利和斯洛伐克反对，该提案仍被精心制定以获得批准，并需要“合格多数”投票，这样一两个国家就不能阻止它。内陆国家也有灵活性。另外，欧盟正在准备一项新的制裁计划，该计划可能会在一年前，即2027年1月之前禁止俄罗斯液化天然气进口。

EU energy ministers on Monday backed a plan to phase out Russian oil and gas imports by January 2028, according to the Council of the European Union. The proposal, approved at a meeting in Luxembourg, would ban new Russian gas contracts from January 2026, end short-term ones by June 2026, and terminate long-term deals by 2028. The law still requires negotiations with the European Parliament before becoming final. The move aims to cut Moscow’s energy revenues that help fund its war in Ukraine. Russia now supplies about 12% of the EU’s gas, down from 45% before the 2022 invasion, with Hungary, France, and Belgium still importing. The proposal was crafted to win approval despite resistance from Hungary and Slovakia and required a “qualified majority” vote so that one or two states could not block it. Flexibilities were included for landlocked countries. Separately, the EU is preparing a new sanctions package that could ban Russian LNG imports a year earlier, by January 2027.

欧盟委员会提出了一项保护欧盟农民的法规，作为欧盟即将达成的南方共同市场贸易协议的一部分。该计划将允许委员会监测牛肉和家禽等敏感进口商品，并在南美商品价格飙升或国内价格下跌时展开调查。“委员会将优先审查集中在一个或几个成员国的进口激增或国内价格下降的情况，”它说。此举是在最近与巴西、阿根廷、乌拉圭和巴拉圭达成的贸易协定之后做出的，该协定仍需欧盟成员国的批准，并因欧洲农业部门面临的风险而遭到反对。根据该提案，如果南方共同市场的进口价格比欧盟水平低至少10%，并且年度进口增加或价格下降超过10%，欧盟委员会将展开调查。如果发现市场扭曲，优惠关税可能会被暂停。

The European Commission has proposed a regulation to safeguard EU farmers as part of the bloc’s pending Mercosur trade deal. The plan would let the commission monitor sensitive imports like beef and poultry and launch investigations if cheaper South American goods surge or domestic prices fall. “The commission will examine, as a matter of priority, cases where there is a surge of imports or a decrease in domestic prices concentrated in one or several member states,” it said. The move follows the recently outlined trade pact with Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, which still requires EU member approval and has drawn opposition over risks to Europe’s farming sector. Under the proposal, the commission will open an investigation if import prices from Mercosur are at least 10% below EU levels and either annual imports rise or prices drop by more than 10%. Preferential tariffs could be suspended if market distortions are found.