(15 Feb 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY

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Brussels - 15 February 2016
1. Truck with banner (English) "Keep jobs forged in Europe, SOS say no to MES for China"
2. Various of steel workers gathering before protest
3. Steel workers getting coffee
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederik Vandevelde, from ArcelorMittal Gent:
"We are protesting because we want fair competition for the steel industry in Europe, Nowadays huge amounts of steel are being brought in, imported in Europe from China, and we cannot compete with this because the prices that are now paid in Europe are very low due to the imports from China."
5. Vandevelde with other steel workers
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Frederik Vandevelde, from ArcelorMittal Gent:
"There is also the aspect of CO2 emissions where we see that in Europe we have to pay for CO2 certificates which is not the case for China. In China the amounts of CO2 that are emitted per tonne of steel are higher than in Europe and it is imported without any taxation so this is not fair competition."
7. Cinquantenaire Parc with protesters gathering
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Tomas Larysch, Czech steel worker:
"We are protesting against China, against dumping price. Steel is so cheap for us and we've got problems with this."
9. Bus carrying protesters arriving
10. Protesters gathering next to bus
11. Steel workers gathered next to fountain in park
12 SOUNDBITE (French) Hebari Abdenachid, French steel worker Riva group:
"They (Chinese) break the prices, they take steel from us in France to transform it and then sell it back to us."
13. Banner (English) "Say yes to EU jobs, say no to MES for China"
14. Belgium flag
STORYLINE:
Steel workers from across the European Union were demonstrating on Monday in Brussels against the import of cheap Chinese products, warning EU leaders not to exacerbate the situation by granting Beijing market economy status.
Beyond the workers, steel plant owners joined the chorus of protests, accusing China of illegal export subsidies and selling products below production cost, all of which contributes to the crisis in the European steel sector.
The industry also argued that if the 28-country EU recognizes China as a market economy, a status that would allow for even more imports, it would cost tens of thousands of jobs.
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