( May 24, 2026, 13:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: France, Italy, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Spain call in a document for short-, medium- and long-term measures to boost the EU's trade defense tools to better protect European industries from unfair trade practices, overcapacity and circumvention of existing measures. They propose faster investigations, tougher anti-circumvention rules, broader use of safeguards and anti-subsidy measures, and greater consideration of economic security, while remaining committed to open markets and WTO rules.The paper is attached....
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