国际英语资讯:Spotlight: EUs new anti-dumping law not to tackle industry competitiveness issue at root_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: EUs new anti-dumping law not to tackle industry competitiveness issue at root

"The ones suffering from steel duties in the first place are clearly the EU steel importers and wholesalers. It would be unfair to expect importers and consumers in the EU to pay the bill for possible shortcomings in other areas, be it at company or policy level," he said.

"Our economy in Europe is deeply woven into the net of globalization; affordable steel prices are in Europe's own interest," he added.

At the end of the day, however, the bill will be for the final consumer to pay, given that a number of more sophisticated non-food consumer goods rely on Chinese steel inputs, he noted.

Helmut Scholz, a member of the European parliament said that some EU member states don't want to invest in infrastructures leads to the lack of competitiveness of the EU steel industry.

"It's not logic for the EU to ask China to shut down their steel plants when they asked China to invest and produce more 12 years ago when the economic crisis started," he said

He believed that it's not realistic and not possible to judge which economic model China has implemented, "on the contrary, the EU should find a more general approach to work together with China in the WTO to create a higher standard," he said.

According to the amendments, the social and environmental impact of dumplings will be taken into account when deciding on anti-dumping measures, and the EU Commission is to monitor circumstances in exporting countries, said a press release of the Parliament.