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Commission calls for urgent action against chronic diseases

1 June 2018 | GENEVA: A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) Independent High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) calls for urgent action to address chronic diseases and mental health disorders. It demands high-level political commitment and the immediate scaling up of actions to address the epidemic of NCDs, the world’s leading causes …

Commission must demonstrate workability and predictability of the new ‘non-standard’ anti-dumping rules

Brussels, 3 October 2017 – The European Steel Association (EUROFER) notes that agreement between the EU institutions on the new ‘non-standard’ anti-dumping methodology was reached today. The methodology will be used against dumping from countries whose domestic markets are afflicted by significant distortions. “This agreement is important to ensure that European businesses are shielded sufficiently …

“Extraordinary” 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs closes with commitment to keep protecting people

60th Session ends with speech from the Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reflecting on five days of extraordinary achievement with record participation and side events. VIENNA, 17 March (United Nations Information Service) – The UNODC Chief Yury Fedotov closed the 60th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) …

Commission imposes provisional anti-dumping duties on Cold-Rolled Flat steel products from China and Russia

Brussels, 12 February 2016 – The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomes the measures on Cold-Rolled Flat (CRF) products but criticises extremely low level of duties on Chinese steel imports. The Commission found dumping margins of 19.8% to 26.2% for CRF steel imports from Russia and 52.7% to 59.1% from China. While the provisional duties for …

Commission proposals on energy and climate are the road to de-industrialisation

EU Commission adopts package on energy and climate framework up to 2030 and on an industrial renaissance “The Commission proposals on energy and climate up to 2030 will do nothing to promote an industrial renaissance, rather they will accelerate the de-industrialisation which is already underway” says Gordon Moffat, Director General of EUROFER. there is a …

European steel industry cannot work under future European emissions targets, Commission report confirms – Eurofer

Emission targets set by EU climate policies are unachievable for the European steel industry. This is the conclusion of study recently published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). It shows that the industry can reach a maximum of 11 to 19 per cent CO2 emission reductions up to 2030 if it applies current …