EU Makes Clear Its Network Infrastructure Future: No Chinese Equipment (xataka.com)

• EU Commission urges member states to ban Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks; mandatory removal proposed.
• Catalonia defies EU by renewing €127M contract with Huawei; one-third of Spain's 5G networks use Huawei.
• China threatens countermeasures, pointing to Sweden’s Huawei ban which backfired on Ericsson.

"The European Commission has again recommended excluding Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks, paving the way for a mandatory removal of high-risk vendors. It also plans to block EU funds for solar projects using Chinese inverters from November. Spain's Catalonia ignores the warnings, renewing a €127M contract with Huawei, while replacement costs for 5G gear could reach €1B. China warns of retaliatory measures, citing Sweden's experience where banning Huawei led Ericsson to lose market share."