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The transformer was donated by Latvia via EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid.

The EU has added the GREGY interconnector to its draft list of projects of mutual interest or PMIs.

Sweden, Stockholm: EU energy ministers discussed renewable energy plans in a two-day meeting held on 27 January in Stockholm.

Belgium, Brussels: The European Parliament is to decide on the revision of the F-Gas Regulation on 1 March 2023.

Ukraine and Moldova’s electricity grids have synchronised with the continental European grid in the drive to keep the countries self-sufficient during times of war.

EU: The European Union reportedly plans to expedite its power-grid link with Ukraine following the launch of military operations by Russia against Ukraine.

EU, Brussels: EU countries have agreed on a Commission proposal to invest $1.16 B (€1.037 B) in 5 cross-border infrastructure projects.

EU extends for 5 years minimum prices for electrical steel from China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States.

The European Recovery Program from COVID-19 plans a $1.2 B investment in a railway network of high-speed trains that would connect the EU and the Balkans.

Tata Steel is considering selling its Trostre steel packaging plant in Llanelli if it mergers with German steel giant ThyssenKrupp to appease the EU.

EU antitrust regulators could veto Thyssenkrupp and India’s Tata Steel planned European steel joint venture.

Belgium, Brussels: On 4 August the EU imposed anti-dumping measures against some China and Russia steel following industry complaints from the European Steel Association.

United Kingdom, London: After UK voted to leave the EU in the national referendum, several bidders for Tata Steel’s UK business are close to abandoning talks with their Indian owner as the outcome of the EU referendum threatens to deepen the crisis surrounding the UK’s biggest steel producer.

Belgium, Brussels: As the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union in a national referendum, European Steel Association warns that Brexit might represent another blow to the UK steel industry, its value chains and the wider economy, and have far reaching effects on the European steel sector.

According to vice-president of China Electrical Equipment Industrial Association (CCEIA), China is also moving towards high efficiency transformers, facing the same challenge of balancing performance with cost as that faced by the U.S. and the EU countries.

China has warned of the consequences of the EU imposing tariffs on its steel exports, saying the overcapacity in the metal industry is a global problem.

China, Beijing: China Steel Corp, the nation’s largest steelmaker announced that it was preparing to lodge anti-dumping lawsuits against Chinese and South Korean peers to protect its interests.

European Union, Brussels: The European Commission has adopted the regulation for imposing provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the U.S., according to the Official Journal of the European Union.

USA: U.S. producers AK Steel and Allegheny Technologies, Inc. are awaiting a decision by the European Commission on tariffs on imports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES).