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The UK's Port Talbot steel plant is one of those in the firing line under the EU's new steel quotas (Photo: Justin)

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A steel deal with Trump could undermine the EU's trade standing

“The situation is untenable,” was the stark verdict of an EU Commission official last week, as he explained the rationale behind the EU executive’s proposal to reduce the bloc’s steel import quota by 47 percent starting next year. 

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The UK's Port Talbot steel plant is one of those in the firing line under the EU's new steel quotas (Photo: Justin)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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