Towards a robust trade policy for the EU in the interest of jobs and growth

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Series Details COM (2016) 690
Publication Date 18/10/2016
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Communication published by the European Commission in October 2016 on strengthening the European Union's trade defence instruments (TDI).

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The document adopted by the Commission on 18 October 2016 urges Member States to support the efforts to provide the European Union with updated, strengthened and more robust trade defence instruments. The Communication highlights that challenges of unfair trade practices by third countries was becoming ever more acute and that existing trade defence tools were proving to be insufficient.

This Communication also calls on Member States to swiftly endorse a proposal on the modernisation of the TDIs and to support an upcoming proposal on a new anti-dumping methodology.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2016:690:FIN
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European Commission: Press Release, 19/10/2016: Commission urges Member States to support proposals to strengthen European defences against unfair trade http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-3475_en.htm
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EurActiv, 20/10/2016: Commission calls for tougher EU trade defence measures https://www.euractiv.com/section/trade-society/news/sr-for-thurs-commission-calls-for-tougher-trade-measures/
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