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Friends of the earth mourning EU trade policy last year (Photo: Friends of the Earth)

EU anti-dumping law harms consumers, Danes say

EU anti-dumping policy harms the economy and protects big producers at the expense of consumers, according to a new Danish study - but the European Commission believes the measures will save European industry in the long term.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) brought in anti-dumping rules in 1994 in an attempt to open up international markets while preventing firms from selling goods at a lower price abroad than they do at home.

The practice, also called predatory pricing, can ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Friends of the earth mourning EU trade policy last year (Photo: Friends of the Earth)

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Author Bio

Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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