Séjourné: ‘To defend steel, less imports and 50% tariffs’

Brussels, 7 October (LaPresse) – “To save our steelworks and our jobs in Europe: let’s halve the amount of steel imported from abroad and double customs tariffs (from 25% to 50%). This is the new safeguard clause on steel.‘ This was written in X by the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, Stéphane Séjourné. ’This is the reindustrialisation of Europe,” he added. In the afternoon, the proposal to address the effects of global overcapacity on the EU steel market will be presented at a press conference in Strasbourg.