The EU has put in place 150 trade defence measures during 2020, 10 more than in 2019. This is according to the 39th annual report on the use of EU anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard instruments in 2020, published on 30 August by the European Commission.
The countries most affected by these trade defence measures on imports in 2020 were China (99), Russia (9), India (7) and then the US (6).
In 2020, the European Commission particularly strengthened its action towards subsidies...