EU Steel Action Plan threatens downstream industry13 November 2024 – The EU Steel Action Plan, which is currently being heavily promoted by the steel lobby, is clearly threatening the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises. The fact that the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is now also taking sides with the multinational steel companies in the EU and that SMEs are barely worth a marginal mention in their latest paper shows how important the millions of employees and companies in this sector are to the European Union! Source