The European Commission announced stricter protective measures, reducing duty-free import quotas for Swiss steel, and exempting EEA members from the new EU steel measures.

The entities involved

• European Economic Area →

  area of the European Union's internal market and some of EFTA states established in 1994

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• Switzerland →

  country in Central Europe

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• European Commission →

  executive branch of the European Union

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