On 1 July, new import quotas and tariffs on steel entered into force. The measures are intended to further protect
European steel producers from persistent global overcapacity and unfair competition from non-EU producers. The
theory being that steel is a strategically important industry, and that production must remain in Europe.
Yet the latest measures expose a much bigger question that the European Union must answer, as it tries to build a
coherent industrial strategy.
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