Europe should temporarily suspend steel tariffs to help industry -Italy minister
Reuters
Published Sep 17, 2021 10:31AM ET
SIENA, Italy (Reuters) - Europe should temporarily suspend its tariffs on imported steel to head off shortages and avoid harmful effects on industry, Italian Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday.
Asked if Rome planned to intervene in the 25% tariff scheme, Giorgetti said that Europe had prioritised the interests of the steelmakers during the health pandemic without realising this could have serious knock-on effects on supply.
"The situation is unsustainable ... this measure should be temporarily suspended because it's blocking (industrial) production," he said.
Earlier this year the European Union opted to continue a system of quotas and tariffs that has been in place since 2018 for a further three years to protect EU steelmakers from a potential surge of imports.
"We need to discuss this in Europe and convince everyone to take this decision," Giorgetti said.
The minister said the situation could be reviewed once the situation normalised.
The main exporters of steel to the EU are China, India, Russia, South Korea, Turkey and Ukraine.
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