ACT NOW: EU Commission Wants to Hear Opinion on Steel Tariffs – Stainless Espresso

Dec 4, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

4 December 2025 – The European Commission wants to hear your opinion on the proposed steel tariffs of 50% and the reduction of import quotas by more than 45%. SMEs are now called upon to stand up against the Commission’s proposal. The consultation will...

EU Steel Tariffs and Import Quotas: ITRE Committee Issues Opinion – Stainless Espresso

Dec 3, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

3 December 2025 – The industry-policy ITRE Committee in the European Parliament issues its opinion on the draft report and the proposed amendments to the regulation “Addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel...

As Long as It’s a Leak: Draft Report on Steel Tariffs – Stainless Espresso

Dec 1, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

1 December 2025 – These days, everyone seems eager to be the first to receive a “leak” from one of the political bodies of the European Union – including the supposed leak of a draft report on the planned EU steel tariffs. Nationalisation:...

Protectionism and Tariffs Are Driving Companies Out of Germany – Stainless Espresso

Nov 28, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

28 November 2025 – The government of the United Kingdom has officially classified the “Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism” planned there as a “new tax.” Manufacturing companies are leaving Germany: the main reasons are rising...

Steel Import Quotas at 2013 Levels Simply Economically Detached – Stainless Espresso

Nov 27, 2025 | Stainless Espresso

27 November 2025 – The Commission wants to turn back time to 2013 with its steel tariffs and import quotas – even though the European economy has grown by more than 19% since 2013. The 1994 GATT Agreement, to which the EU is also bound, does not allow such...