The European Union had a total of 177 trade defence measures in force at the end of 2022, according to an annual report by the European Commission published on Wednesday 6 September. This represents 14 more measures than in 2021 (see EUROPE B13025A18). In fact, 2022 saw the highest number of cases initiated in the last five years.
Most of the time, the EU’s trade defence measures take the form of anti-dumping duties (151 out of 177). They mainly target imports from China, Russia, India,...