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Annual Report 2019
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Annual Report 2019 looks back at the work the association has been doing over the past 12 months, and explores the state of play in EUROFER's key policy fields, including in international trade, environment, climate & energy, transport and social affairs.
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Open Letter to the Heads of State and Government of the Member States of the European Union
Brussels, 08 October 2024 – The latest data disclosed by the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity (GFSEC), revealing a further increase in global overcapacity, require immediate, comprehensive trade actions by GFSEC like-minded countries. The impact of this destructive dynamic, distorting the global steel market and threatening thousands of jobs across Europe alone, needs to be tackled as a matter of urgency, says the European Steel Association.
Brussels, 10 September 2024 – The Draghi Report thoroughly identifies the bottlenecks to both the EU industry's decarbonisation and competitiveness. The proposed recommendations for energy-intensive industries, including on energy, trade, carbon leakage, financing and lead markets, should be integrated into the upcoming Clean Industrial Deal and implemented with concrete measures as a matter of urgency. Alignment across different policies is crucial, and should be accompanied by sector-specific initiatives to enable the transition of each industry including steel, asks the European Steel Association.