Campaigners cheer as EU Member States vote against solar trade duties

Madeleine Cuff
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Key EU member states vote against extending trade measures in place against solar module and cell imports from China, Taiwan, and Malaysia

A host of EU Member States yesterday voted against extending controversial measures imposing a Minimum Import Price (MIP) on solar cells and modules from Asia. More than half of Member States voted...

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