Steel Scrap: Europe’s Double Standards – Stainless Espresso

29 January 2026 – Poland is calling on the EU to intervene against Ukraine’s steel scrap export ban-despite having sought to restrict steel imports from Ukraine itself as recently as October 2025. Copper prices surge sharply, while aluminium and nickel also post gains. Did India get short-changed on steel in the EU-India FTA? Criticism of the increasingly authoritarian leadership style of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen continues to grow. Source