EU foreign-subsidy rules need China-focused overhaul, metals lobby leader says
By Oscar Pandiello ( July 7, 2026, 13:54 GMT | Insight) -- The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation should be overhauled to better address systematic Chinese subsidies in sectors such as metals, the director general of industry group European Metals told MLex. James Watson said regulators shouldn’t have to prove distortions case by case where subsidized inputs are already well documented. The European Commission is due to open its first mandatory review of the FSR later this month.The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation should be changed to better address systematic subsidies in sectors such as metals, rather than forcing regulators to prove distortions case by case, the head of the European industry association for non-ferrous metals has said....
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