Extracted from Expatica, Paris
French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday denounced what he called "the brutal and unacceptable invasion" of Europe by Chinese textiles and said the EU would within a fortnight take measures to stem the flow..."There is every reason to think, and in any case it is the position of France and I am sure we will be followed on this, that (European Union) safety clauses will be applied within 10 to 15 days," he told French television.
The European Commission said earlier Thursday it aimed to decide on April 25 whether to launch an investigation into booming Chinese textile imports, the first step towards applying limits allowed under World Trade Organisation rules. Europe's textile industry is pressing the commission, the EU executive, to impose safeguard measures to curb a flood of Chinese imports that followed the end of a global quota system on January 1.
"There was clearly a brutal and unacceptable invasion of the European market and of the American market by Chinese textiles, beyond what is acceptable within the framework of free trade," Chirac said.
"The Americans ... have already reacted and have imposed safety clauses," he added.
-------------------------------------------------
Taking into consideration the political crisis the President is facing now. His speech and attitude to the textile import from China is again a gesture to acquire the general support from his citizens to back him for the Referendum on May 29 and thus the EU-as-one vision for collective decision making among the 25 countries...to a certain extent, it may help....
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire