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Finally! An end to solar trade measures

By removing the five year long trade tariffs, the European Commission has lifted the single biggest barrier to solar growth in Europe, writes James Watson, CEO of SolarPower Europe.

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pv magazine

09 Oct 2018

Watson joined SolarPower Europe in 2014 after seven years of working in the energy sector in Brussels with the consultancy Weber Shandwick. | Photo: SolarPower Europe

On August 31, the European Commission announced that it would end the minimum import price (MIP) and trade measures in place on solar panels and cells imported from China, Taiwan, and Malaysia. The Commission found that it was in the best interest of the EU to let the measures lapse, also taking into account the EU’s …

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