AEGIS Europe press releases, publications, letters and media
PRESS RELEASES AND ARTICLES
1 October 2024/ Draghi Report sparks call for stronger EU Trade and Industrial Policies from AEGIS Europe
19 June 2024 / AEGIS Europe urges the EU to act against excessive non-market capacities threatening EU manufacturing
21 May 2024 / AEGIS Europe welcomes WindEurope as new member of the Alliance
15 September 2023/ EU manufacturing industries sound the alarm about de-industrialisation: a call to action after the SOTEU address
31 March 2023/ European industry representatives debate possible pathways to counter deindustrialisation
20 December 2022/ Trilogue outcome on CBAM & ETS leaves EU without proper export solution or string anti-circumvention rules
16 September 2022/ Report on effectiveness of EU’s Trade Defence Instruments highlights more must be done to counter market distortions caused by dumping and subsidisation
1 July 2022/ Chinese state-owned companies will continue to distort the EU market if foreign subsidies tool does not include goods
31 March 2022/ AEGIS Europe welcomes the EU Council’s call for export adjustments and progress on free allowance phase-out alongside CBAM
22 March 2022/ AEGIS Europe urges the Commission not to suspend all trade defence measures because of the war
1 March 2022/ AEGIS Europe welcomes outcome of INTA Committee vote on CBAM
28 February 2022/ AEGIS Europe urges lawmakers to adopt a clear and effective tool against Foreign Subsidies
9 February 2022 / European Parliament event on CBAM highlights WTO compatibility of free allowances and export adjustments
20 December 2021 / AEGIS Europe calls for greater certainty and clarity on the suspension of trade defence measures
16 December 2021 / AEGIS Europe calls for a final agreement on the International Procurement Instrument (IPI) under the French Presidency of the Council of the EU
15 October 2021 / AEGIS Europe opposes the Commission's approach on the suspension of trade defence measures
15 June 2021 / AEGIS Europe welcomes G7 initiative to address distortions triggered by below-market financing
12 April 2021 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe calls on Member States to urgently conclude negotiations on the International Procurement Instrument
11 March 2021 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe’s assessment of the EU Parliament vote on Carbon Adjustment Mechanism
14 January 2021 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe calls on the European Union to stop playing into China’s hands
6 November 2020 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe calls on the Commission to exercise caution in its negotiations on investment with China
18 September 2020 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe calls on EU Trade Ministers to step-up to the plate on trade enforcement and push for crucial WTO reforms
17 March 2020 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe welcomes New Industrial Strategy for Europe
30 September 2019 / AEGIS Europe PRESS RELEASE: EU manufacturers call for urgent reforms to achieve reciprocity and a level-playing field in Public Procurement
5 April 2019 / AEGIS Europe PRESS RELEASE: EU-China Summit, Industry demands EU be resolute. China violates WTO and EU rules
3 May 2018 / EBMA PRESS RELEASE: European Bicycle Manufacturers Association applauds EU Registration of dumped e-bikes from China
19 March 2018 / PRESS RELEASE: Foreign Direct Investment screening: an overdue, essential tool for the EU
7 November 2017 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe backs e-bike manufacturers in EU Anti-dumping case & welcomes Commission investigation
24 October 2017 / For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further
4 October 2017 / PRESS RELEASE: AEGIS Europe welcomes commitment to make new EU trade defence regime effective – the proof is in the pudding
11 September 2017 / AEGIS Europe stands with the European Parliament on new EU Anti-Dumping rules
4 July 2017 / AEGIS Europe calls on EU to ensure robust Trade Defence in glass fibre fabrics case
20 June 2017 / MEPs urged to agree “meaningful” report in European Parliament Committee
15 May 2017 / AEGIS Europe calls for the EU to strengthen Trade Defence
11 May 2017 / AEGIS Europe calls on the EU to effectively tackle Anti-Dumping
4 April 2017 / WTO decision: China’s panel dispute against the EU to proceed
8 Mar 2017 / EU-China trade deficit massively unbalanced: €175 billion Euros
8 Mar 2017 / AEGIS Europe expresses shock at the scale of fraud committed by Chinese exporters uncovered by OLAF
29 Feb 2017 / EU Industry Day: AEGIS Europe calls on policy-makers to stop further manufacturing job losses
16 Feb 2017 / AEGIS Europe supports Joint Declaration calling for an ambitious EU industrial strategy
9 Dec 2016 / China WTO Market Economy Status: What changes after 11 December? Nothing.
9 Nov 2016 / New Commission Anti-Dumping proposal undermines legal certainty in EU trade defence policy
18 Oct 2016 / Robust EU trade defence system is fundamental to the future of industrial manufacturing in Europe
19 Sept 2016 / EU Trade Ministers: Safeguard European trade defense instruments urge European Manufacturers
2 Sept 2016 / European manufacturing industries call on G20 leaders to tackle widespread Chinese overproduction and overcapacities
20 July 2016 / China MES: EU Industry expresses cautious relief in reaction to European Commission announcement
18 July 2016 / China MES - Commission to debate China’s "licence to dump" on 20 July
11 July 2016 / European industry calls on EU to prove its backbone towards China
12 May 2016 / European industry applauds European Parliament vote against granting China Market Economy Status
29 April 2016 / Industry welcomes German Minister’s statement about China's Market Economy Status: “China must abide by the rules”
17 Mar 2016 / MES Public Consultation does not "consider all options not the full impact of granting MES"
18 Feb 2016 / German industry and unions united against hasty decision on China’s MES / DE
15 Feb 2016 / European industry marches on Brussels today to stop China dumping and reject MES / IT / DE
11 Feb 2016 / Industry rallies Europe to respond to new EU consultation on market economy status of China
11 Feb 2016 / Europe needs YOU to respond to the Commission's consultation on China MES
10 Feb 2016 / China market economy status threatens European jobs
9 Feb 2016 / China MES would increase pollution and CO2 emissions
8 Feb 2016 / China's dumping undermines free and fair international trade
8 Feb 2016 / European Industrial Manifesto for Free & Fair Trade launched ahead of March in Brussels / IT / NL
2 Feb 2016 / European Commission minimises job losses from China dumping and MES
12 Jan 2016 / Stop China Dumping: EU industry alliance says no to Market Economy Status
9 Nov 2015 / EU Competitiveness Council must address China's Market Economy Status
22 Oct 2015 / EU: 2015 trade deficit with China booms by more than €40 billion to record high
21 Oct 2015 / EU manufacturers reject Xi Jinping’s strategy to bend market economy rules
PUBLICATIONS
The intensity of the use of trade remedies comparison until end of 2023
Third AEGIS Europe Report on the EU’s Trade Defence Instruments - September 2024
Second AEGIS Europe Report on the EU’s Trade Defence Instruments - September 2023
AEGIS Europe - State of the Industry & policy priorities - September 2023
State of the Industry - AEGIS Europe's Insights and EU Policy Recommendations - September 2023
The CBAM Regulation leaves several open questions regarding implementation - factsheet by AEGIS Europe - June 2023
Addressing source shuffling in the envisaged CBAM Regulation - November 2022
CBAM and WTO consistent ETS export adjustments: debunking the myths and designing WTO-consistent measures - October 2022
First AEGIS Europe Report on the EU’s Trade Defence Instruments - September 2022
Non-Application of the Lesser Duty Rule by the Commission since TDI Modernisation - May 2022
AEGIS Europe analysis of the intensity of the use of trade remedies
AEGIS Europe factsheets on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: EN / FR / IT / DE / PL
EP FORUM - Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: EU’s climate ambition, carbon leakage and WTO compliance (Legal insights) - 8 February 2022
AEGIS Europe comments on the Commission’s proposal for a regulation establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism - November 2021
AEGIS Europe legal study on consistency of an EU CBAM WTO rules (executive summary) - June 2021
AEGIS Europe legal study on WTO consistency of export adjustments under the EU ETS (executive summary) - June 2021
AEGIS Europe legal study on WTO consistency of export adjustments under the EU ETS (full study) - June 2021
AEGIS Europe legal study on treatment of alleged carbon cost burdens in third countries (executive summary) - June 2021
AEGIS Europe statement on an International Procurement Instrument - April 2021
AEGIS Europe paper on the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment - 1 April 2021
AEGIS Europe position paper on an International Procurement Instrument - March 2021
AEGIS Europe paper “Designing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism that works for the EU” - 24 February 2021
AEGIS Europe response to the European Commission public consultation on the Carbon Border Adjustment - 28 October 2020
AEGIS Europe Briefing Note on the Actions needed in context of COVID-19 crisis & Industry stories - 27 April 2020
AEGIS Europe response to the EC Inception impact assessment on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism - April 2020
AEGIS Europe Position Paper on Public Procurement - September 2019
AEGIS Europe Position on WTO Reform: the Business Case (see the Annexes)and the Policy Case - March 2019
AEGIS Europe Position on EU’s Trade Defence Instruments Modernisation - March 2017
Infographic - Why anti-dumping measures are essential for the EU & why mitigating measures won't work / FR / DE / IT
Media briefing paper ahead of March in Brussels / FR / DE / ES / PL / RO
European Industrial Manifesto for Free & Fair Trade / ES / IT / FR / DE / PL / NL / SK / RO
Legal note: A pragmatic approach to China MES: wait for the WTO to decide
MES for China: The proper legal interpretation of China’s WTO Accession Protocol
LETTERS
17 September 2024 / AEGIS Europe letter to INTA & Bernd Lange
1 December 2022 / AEGIS Europe high level letter on CBAM
23 November 2022 / AEGIS Europe letter on deindustrialisation
30 May 2022 / Letter to European Commission and European Parliament presidents on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
3 April 2020 / Letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to share AEGIS Europe concerns on the COVID-19 crisis
27 February 2020 / Letter to Commissioner Phil Hogan on AEGIS Europe's priorities in relation to trade defence
4 July 2018 / Letter to INTA MEPs on Foreign Direct Investment screening
29 Nov 2016 / Letter to Member States on Trade Defence Instruments Modernisation
18 Nov 2016 / Letter to MEPs on Commission proposal of 9 November 2016 to amend the Basic AD and AS Regulations
19 Oct 2016 / Letter to Heads of State on MES China and Trade Defence
19 Sept 2016 / Letter to EU Institutions with AEGIS remarks after 20 July College MES debate
11 July 2016 / Letter to President Juncker ahead of the EU-China Summit
24 May 2016 / Letter to Chancellor Merkel, President François Hollande, Prime Minister David Cameron, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, President Donald Tusk and President Jean-Claude Juncker
16 Feb 2016 / Letter to Commissioners Malmström, Juncker and Timmermans on concerns re public consultation
8 Jan 2016 / Letter to President Juncker ahead of College of Commissioners' orientation debate on 13 January
14 Dec 2015 / Letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker asking for full impact assessment
9 Nov 2015 / Letter to Jean-Luc Demarty asking for full impact assessment
4 June 2015 / Letter to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
1 Apr 2015 / Letter to European Parliament President Martin Schulz
4 Mar 2015 / Letter to European Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom
MEDIA
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