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France, Germany seek new EU rapid response tool against trade threats

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Briefings

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new EU legal tool to handle trade wars or measures like dumping. This initiative was developed ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's upcoming visit to China to address trade frictions, though the specific trigger event remains unspecified.

Key points

• Macron and Merz announced a new EU legal tool to respond rapidly to trade wars or measures such as dumping.

Context and limitations

The specific trigger event for the new tool remains unspecified, and the proposal was not directly linked to any particular country's actions.

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