With Regard to Steel, Switzerland Needs an Eu Concession to Survive

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BY OUR CORRESPONDENT BRUSSELS It is with satisfaction that yesterday the business associations accepted the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council on a measure that must protect the steel industry...

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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The EU has agreed on a protective regime for its own steel sector, which will now negotiate an import quota with Switzerland. This will depend on the already weakened steel sector, otherwise it will end.

Handelsblatt

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The European steel industry has to contend with much more favourable competition from Asia. Import quotas are to help - and will become even smaller in the future.

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In order to protect the European steel industry, the European Union is strengthening its import rules.

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The European Union is strengthening its rules on steel imports in order to protect its steel industry. Duty-free import volumes (exempted from surcharges) will be reduced and additional volumes taxed more. Switzerland has not obtained an exception.

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Nattens viktigste nyheter EU strammer inn på stålimport – dobler tollsatsene EU er enige om å doble tollsatsene på utenlandsk stål for å skjerme unites industri mot global overproduksjon. Sent mandag kveld ble units medlemsland enige om at den årlige tollfrie importkvoten for stål skkal begrenses til 18,3 millioner ton, roundt 47 prosent mindre enn før. Ytterligere import vil møte en toll på 50 prosent, som er det dobblen av tidligerere sats. – …