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Calls grow for bigger EU trade-defense team as investigators’ workload soars

By Joanna Sopinska ( July 10, 2025, 15:18 GMT | Comment) -- As the EU prepares its post-2027 budget, pressure is growing to boost staff and funding for trade defense enforcement. With trade investigations surging — 33 new probes were opened in 2024 alone — industry groups and lawyers are calling on the European Commission to add at least 20 more full-time employees at the trade-defense department to maintain quality and respond to rising threats, particularly from Chinese overcapacity.Pressure is mounting on the European Commission to bolster financial resources for EU trade-defense enforcement as the EU prepares its next long-term budget for the post-2027 period....

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