State aid: Commission and China start dialogue on state aid control

On 2 June 2017 European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, and He Lifeng, Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, signed in Brussels a Memorandum of Understanding to start a dialogue on state aid control.

The main objective of this cooperation at both levels is to promote convergence of competition policy instruments and practices across jurisdictions, with the exchange of views on broader policy and enforcement issues and the facilitation of cooperation with competition authorities in other jurisdictions in enforcement activities.

ESO: Background information: EU-China summit, Brussels, 1-2 June 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-china-summit-brussels-1-2-june-2017/

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