Spain, together with Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, has urged the European Commission to urgently implement a new framework of trade measures to safeguard the European steel industry. The aim is to ensure the survival of a strategic sector that generates 310,000 direct jobs and over 2.2 million indirect jobs in the EU.

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Spain and ten other European countries call for stronger steel protection against unfair competition

The group highlights the global overcapacity and unfair competition from countries that do not meet EU environmental and social standards, requesting that the new measures take effect on January 1, 2026.

In Spain, steel represents 4.6% of the industrial GDP, with 60,000 jobs and an annual turnover of €14 billion. The Government is driving its transformation through investments such as the Industrial Decarbonisation PERTE, which will mobilise over €11.8 billion, and by doubling CO₂ indirect emissions compensation aid to €600 million. It is also promoting Energy Savings Certificates (CAE) to improve efficiency and cut emissions.