On June 6, European officials said the move came amid growing concern in Brussels, with certain member states delaying decisions on the matter. .
At a meeting last week, EU intra-EU market commissioner Thierry Breton informed telecommunications ministers that so far only a third of EU countries have implemented a ban on Huawei from participating in the construction of infrastructure. important.
"That's too little and that affects the collective security of the bloc," Breton said.
Previously, in 2020, the EU only made recommendations that member states could limit or exclude high-risk 5G suppliers like Huawei from their telecommunications networks, while diversifying. supply company.
However, a mandatory ban is unlikely to happen before the European Commission's five-year term ends next year, due to the lack of time needed to gain the support of the European Parliament as well as the EU. member countries.
Huawei said it opposes the politicization of the cybersecurity review process. “Evaluating against technology standards or excluding specific suppliers from the system without considering appropriate technology violates the principle of fairness, non-discrimination, and goes against EU laws and regulations”.
Washington has singled out Huawei as a "criminal" company, specializing in stealing US companies' intellectual property, violating UN sanctions and making false statements to the federal investigation agency.
Meanwhile, the Chinese telecommunications giant responded that, "no court has yet to rule Huawei engaged in intellectual property theft or order this company to pay damages for its behavior." infringe on the copyrighted property of a third party”.
Earlier this year, Germany, which is said to be hesitant about introducing a ban on Huawei, expressed concern about the relationship between Deutsche Telekom and the mainland company. Berlin officials say they are re-evaluating the Chinese elements of the country's 5G infrastructure and considering amending the law if necessary.
To date, besides Portugal preparing to pass the ban, other EU countries have "no" to Huawei including Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and the UK.
(According to FT)
