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German Foreign Minister Urges EU to Sue US Over ‘Unfair’ Dumping Duties on Steel

© AFP 2023 / PATRIK STOLLARZThe picture shows red hot steel being flattened in the hot rolling plant at the ThyssenKrupp steel mill Hamborn pictured on December 12, 2014 in Duisburg , western Germany
The picture shows red hot steel being flattened in the hot rolling plant at the ThyssenKrupp steel mill Hamborn pictured on December 12, 2014 in Duisburg , western Germany - Sputnik International
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German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel asked EU authorities on Friday to consider filing a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over US’s "unfair" anti-dumping measures.

BERLIN (Sputnik) — A probe by the Department of Commerce found Thursday that imports by two German steel makers had been dumping steel plate in the US market and calculated higher duty rates for them, as well as for firms from Austria, Belgium, France and Italy.

"We Europeans cannot accept this. The EU must now consider whether it, too, will lodge a complaint with the WTO," Gabriel said in a statement.

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The minister accused Washington of trying to provide US companies with "unfair competitive advantages" over their European rivals in the steel industry using methods that violate WTO rules.

This is the first anti-dumping investigation conducted by the new US administration in the steel sector, Gabriel said, suggesting other industrial sectors could be on the line.

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