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THE WEEK IN BRUSSELS
(WEEK 6, 2016)
08.02. L'UE invitée à agir contre le dumping chinois sur l'acier. Les ministres de sept pays
européens, dont la France, l'Allemagne et le Royaume-Uni, exhortent l'Union européenne à
prendre des mesures destinées à protéger le secteur sidérurgique européen de la
concurrence jugée déloyale de la Chine et de la Russie. Les cosignataires s'inquiètent de
l'état de cette industrie en Europe. Capital
08.02. Bonden en werkgevers betogen samen tegen Chinese dumping. Vakbonden en
werkgeversfederaties van dertig industriesectoren gaan volgende maandag, 15 februari,
samen betogen tegen de erkenning van China als vrijemarkteconomie. Ze vrezen het verlies
van 3 miljoen Europese jobs als China zonder beperkingen naar de EU mag exporteren. De
standaard
08.02. Britain’s steel industry is in the grip of an unprecedented crisis. The steel industry in
Britain and Europe faces a “significant and impending risk of collapse”, business ministers
have warned in a letter to European Commissioners demanding action to save steel makers.
Business Secretary joins in Europe-wide plea to EC for anti-dumping action. The Telegraph
08.02. Ilva, il gruppo Marcegaglia presenterà un'offerta. Il gruppo Marcegaglia, guidato dal
presidente e amministratore delegato Antonio Marcegaglia, presenterà la sua
manifestazione di interesse per l'acquisizione degli asset del Gruppo Ilva, l'acciaieria in
passato in mano alla famiglia Riva. Repubblica
08.02. Thousands to protest in Brussels against relaxing China trade defences. Members of
troubled European industries including steel and aluminium will descend on Brussels in their
thousands next Monday to protest against proposed measures to give China greater access
to EU markets, and call for action on subsidised Chinese imports. Reuters
09.02. Brussels Briefing on Environment. A quick look at what is happening in the EU
environment world in February 2016 with this viEUws video.
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09.02. Europese industrie plant protestmars in Brussel tegen Chinese dumping.
Koepelorganisaties van verschillende Europese industriële sectoren willen volgende week
maandag in Brussel manifesteren tegen wat ze de "dumping" van Chinese producten op de
Europese markt noemen. Ze vrezen bovendien dat de mogelijke status van markteconomie
het nog moeilijker zal maken om daar een dam tegen op te werpen. Belga
09.02. AEGIS appelle l'UE à refuser le statut d'économie de marché à la Chine. Des
industriels européens ont lancé lundi un manifeste, avant une marche prévue mi-février à
Bruxelles, pour demander aux responsables politiques européens de se prononcer contre
l'attribution du statut d'économie de marché à la Chine. Le Echos (€)
09.02. “Stop steel dumping,” seven European nations ask the EU. Seven European nations,
in the midst of a discussion over China’s request for market economy status, have asked in a
joint letter to the EU, for strong and swift measures to stop dumping in the sector caused by
widespread overcapacity. Il Sole 24 Ore
09.02. L'industrie européenne va manifester à Bruxelles contre le dumping chinois. Les
fédérations de différents secteurs industriels européens manifesteront lundi prochain dans
les rues de la capitale pour protester contre le dumping pratiqué, selon elles, par les
produits chinois sur le marché européen. 7sur7
09.02. I siderurgici europei marciano a Bruxelles. L’industria siderurgica europea
manifesterà lunedì prossimo 15 febbraio a Bruxelles per difendere il settore dalla
concorrenza sleale della Cina. lla manifestazione di lunedì contro il dumping cinese anche
Gozzi, presidente di Federacciai. Il Tirreno
10.02. Commission calls for input to prevent dumping from China. The European Union
launched a public consultation on 10th February into whether to relax trade defences against
China, as pressure mounts from the steel sector, which is fiercely opposed to a move that
would make it harder to impose anti-dumping duties. EurActiv
10.02. The European Parliament trade priorities for 2016. Bernd Lange, Chair of the
European Parliament’s International Trade Committee (INTA), discusses the trade priorities
for the European Parliament in this viEUws video.
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10.02. EU to Vote on China's WTO Trade Status Amid Growing Protests. Amid
extraordinary moves to force more stringent anti-dumping duties on imported Chinese
steel, the European Union (EU) is girding for what many predict to be heated rounds of
debate in the coming months as the organization is set to vote on whether or not to grant
China the status of a market economy in the World Trade Organization (WTO) before the
year is out. ChinaTopix
11.02. MES alla Cina. Confindustria Ceramica, assieme alle Organizzazioni Sindacali,
partecipa il 15 febbraio alla manifestazione indetta per ribadire il no alla concessione dello
status di economia di mercato alla Cina, che spalancherebbe per molti prodotti cinesi le
porte del mercato europeo. Confindustria Ceramica
12.02. Bruselas anuncia nuevas investigaciones contra el dumping chino en el sector del
acero. La Comisión Europea ha anunciado este lunes que iniciará "pronto" nuevas
investigaciones en torno al dumping de China en el sector del acero y se ha mostrado
"abierta e interesada" a cualquier propuesta que los Estados miembro pongan sobre la
mesa en relación a esta cuestión. La Informacion
EUROFER press releases
08.02. European steel industry to attend landmark steel march in Brussels against MES for
China. Employers and employees from the entire European steel industry will be attending a
march in Brussels on 15 February to show support for fair trade, growth and jobs in Europe,
as well as to protest against Chinese dumping on the EU market and the granting of Market
Economy Status (MES) for China. EUROFER
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THE WEEK AHEAD (15-19/02/2016)
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15.02 - European Industry for Fair Trade. Stop China Dumping, Stop China MES
March
15.02 - European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen and Commissioner
Elżbieta Bieńkowska are hosting a conference on Energy-intensive industries (EII).
16.02 - Forum Europe organises the 2016 Circular Economy Conference entitled “Is
the new package the right fit for Europe?”.
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16.02 - The European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) organises an
event on Reducing CO2 from road transport together.
16.02 - The Committee on Development of the European Parliament is organising a
workshop on EU Policy coherence for development: The challenge of sustainability.
18.02 - EU Parliament's environment committee ETS hearing. First public hearing on
the EU ETS reform proposal.
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