Trade Defence modernisation: Metals industry welcomes negotiations closure

After four years of discussion, EU institutions yesterday reached an agreement on measures to modernise Europe’s trade defence instruments.

On balance, the European non-ferrous metals association (Eurometaux) welcomes the EU’s closure of negotiations and efforts to tackle unfair trading practices.

Guy Thiran, Eurometaux’s Director General, stated: ‘We commend EU institutions for reaching a long-awaited agreement on trade defence modernisation. Overall the new measures will strengthen Europe’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy instruments for Europe’s non-ferrous metals industry – although we concede the final package is not as ambitious as we originally hoped”.

Read the full Eurometaux Press Release