US forced-labor tariffs unjustified, EU Commission says as trade deal vote nears
June 03, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
Proposed new US tariffs over forced labor affects EU and US efforts to implement their trade deal, which includes commitments to cooperate on eliminating forced labor from supply chains, the European Commissio... (more story)
Chinese, Turkish welded steel mesh hit with EU dumping probe
June 03, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello and Karoline Del Vecchio
Chinese and Turkish exports of welded steel mesh are being investigated to determine whether the goods are being dumped, causing harm to the EU industry, the European Commission announced Wednesday. The move f... (more story)
Trump nominates three to fill commissioner vacancies at USITC
June 02, 2026
| Eliana Hubacker and Nick Robertson
President Donald Trump has made three nominations for commissioners to the US International Trade Commission, potentially filling openings that have been vacant for years.
US dials up pressure on Brazil with proposed 301 tariffs
June 02, 2026
| Bradley Dress
The US announced a proposed major new increase in tariffs on Brazil, which would resurrect the high duty rates on Brasilia that President Donald Trump had in place before losing his emergency authorities under... (more story)
EU Commission defends clean industry law's direct intervention powers
June 02, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
The EU's proposed Industrial Accelerator Act must contain powers for the European Commission to intervene in specific situations to avoid “forum shopping” between member states, the regulator has said. In repl... (more story)
EU lawmakers push for tighter ‘Made in Europe’ scope in key industrial law
June 02, 2026
| Oscar Pandiello
The EU’s “Made in Europe” public-procurement preference should be limited to the bloc and a narrow group of trusted partners, lawmakers leading the European Parliament’s work on the Industrial Accelerator Act ... (more story)
Goldwind goes to EU court to contest info requests in foreign-subsidy probe
June 02, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
Chinese wind-turbine producer Goldwind Science & Technology has started litigation at the EU courts to contest information requests made by the European Commission as part of a probe into the potentially disto... (more story)
EU Parliament trade committee approves EU-US trade deal
June 02, 2026
| Cynthia Kroet
The European Parliament’s International Trade committee has approved on Tuesday the compromise agreement between the EU institutions on the EU-US trade deal. The vote paves the way for the parliament as a whol... (more story)