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SECTORAL POLICIES / Industry

European steel production will be at all-time low in 2025, according to European Steel Association

European steel production in 2025 will be at an all-time low, according to a new report by the European Steel Association (EUROFER) published on Monday 16 March.

While the European steel market is showing signs of growth, “the sector’s outlook is clouded by imports having gained a record share of the EU market, falling European production, volatile energy prices and rising trade tensions”.

Persistently weak demand has forced the European steel industry to cut production and...

Contents

WAR IN MIDDLE EAST
MIDDLE EAST: Europeans wary of idea of military mission in Strait of Hormuz
MIGRATION: Ursula von der Leyen calls on EU27 to remain vigilant in face of potential migratory repercussions of Middle East crisis
COMPETITIVENESS: war in Middle East has already cost EU €6 billion in fossil fuel imports, warns Ursula von der Leyen
EURO AREA: war in Middle East and energy prices - Euro Summit expected to call on Europeans to monitor effects on their economies
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission releases €458 million to support five countries in Middle East
CIVIL PROTECTION: fifth EU-assisted evacuation flight has landed in Romania, with over 11,000 citizens already repatriated from Middle East
Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENERGY: despite challenges posed by new price crisis, EU will not import “as much as one molecule from Russia” in future, according to Dan Jørgensen
UKRAINE: Kaja Kallas warns that attention to Ukraine must not fizzle out with Middle East conflict
UKRAINE: EU extends by six months its restrictive measures relating to violation of territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
EXTERNAL ACTION
IRAN: EU sanctions sixteen individuals and three entities responsible for human rights violations
AFRICA: EU pledges €3 million to eradicate anti-personnel landmines
DRC: EU condemns drone attack on civilians and French aid worker in Goma
SECTORAL POLICIES
ENERGY: ‘networks’ package - European Ministers still divided on “central scenario” for planning and use of congestion revenue
ENERGY: Ukraine “working flat out” to repair Druzhba pipeline, says Dan Jørgensen
CLIMATE: Teresa Ribera defends ETS as driver for investment and decarbonisation
CLIMATE: several EU countries calling for greater flexibility in implementing LULUCF regulation
ENVIRONMENT: France calls for simplification of permitting procedures in environmental field
ENVIRONMENT: Lithuania asks EU to block expansion of Ostrovets nuclear power plant
HOME AFFAIRS: interinstitutional negotiations on extending ePrivacy Directive derogation fail, with legal vacuum expected after 3 April
INDUSTRY: European steel production will be at all-time low in 2025, according to European Steel Association
AGRICULTURE: European Commission launches a public consultation on future strategy for livestock sector
ANIMAL HEALTH: EFSA notes a decline in detection of cases of avian influenza after an unprecedented peak in Europe
INSTITUTIONAL
GENERAL AFFAIRS: ‘General Affairs’ Council, invited on 17 March to prepare discussion of EU27 on future Multiannual Financial Framework
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT: algorithmic management at work - European Commission keeps its intentions vague in its response to European Parliament’s own-initiative report
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
TAXATION: European experts recommend greater harmonisation and digitalisation to simplify tax systems
STATE AID: European Commission adopts new rules on State aid to encourage using more sustainable modes of transport
NEWS BRIEFS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: EU intends to respond to hybrid campaigns, warns EU Council
HUMANITARIAN AID: European Commission mobilises €36 million in response to “forgotten crises” in Mozambique and region
ARMENIA: EU to deploy a rapid response team to deal with hybrid threats
CYBERSECURITY: EU adopts sanctions against two individuals and three entities responsible for cyber-attacks
FINANCE: European Commission brings together ‘national financial literacy ambassadors’
CORRIGENDUM
TRANSPORT: air passenger rights - Presidency of EU Council receives revised mandate for negotiations with European Parliament