Germany to face EU ire over Huawei supplies ahead of China talks

EU officials will likely call out Germany and a handful of other countries for insufficient progress when they present the second 5G toolbox review in coming days, the two sources said. — Reuters

BERLIN: The European Union (EU) is set to urge Germany to do more to reduce its use of Huawei gear in its 5G network when Brussels publishes a progress report in coming days, ahead of talks between Berlin and Beijing, two sources familiar with the matter say.

Germany is considered a laggard in implementing the EU’s toolbox of security measures for 5G networks agreed three years ago to curb the use of “high risk” vendors such as China’s Huawei due to concerns about possible sabotage or espionage.