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EU mulls 'green lawsuits' against China
EurActiv ^ | 21 March 2012 | Arthur Neslen

Posted on 03/21/2012 8:08:47 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Massive state subsidies are “squeezing out” European wind and solar companies from China’s renewables market, the head of EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht’s cabinet has said, adding that court action should be considered against barriers to trade.

“We should use all the tools we have at our disposal to tackle barriers that distort the market,” Marc Vanheukelen told a European Policy Center meeting last week (15 March).

“We may take to court countries that we don’t think are playing fairly,” he added, in a general reference to unfair practices by any of the EU’s trading partners.

But analysts will watch to see if EU lawyers start addressing envelopes to Beijing.

China looked at climate issues from a trade and industrial policy perspective, Vanheukelen said.

“They want their industry to grow. They invite US and EU companies in. They loosely interpret intellectual property rules, then they produce the technology more cheaply themselves and close the market,” he complained. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: china; europeanunion; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; greenenergy

1 posted on 03/21/2012 8:08:52 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

There are reasons the EU is regarded as a bunch of dolts.

Contemplating bringing a lawsuit against a Communist country - yeah, there’s a good example. While they’re at it, they ought to sue North Korea for being mean.


2 posted on 03/21/2012 8:17:17 PM PDT by Rembrandt (.. AND the donkey you rode in on.)
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To: Olog-hai

LOL!


3 posted on 03/21/2012 8:38:45 PM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2011)
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To: Olog-hai

Do they intentionally set out to look like idiots? Lets see...china just pulled how many billion in Airbus orders....hmmmm...lets threaten to sue them over something they could care less about!

I hope China and Russia start telling the EU to pound salt more often.


4 posted on 03/21/2012 8:48:07 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Olog-hai

I’ll bet the ChiComs are just terrified.


5 posted on 03/21/2012 10:03:12 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Obama: Making the Carter malaise look good. Misery Index in 3...2...1)
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To: Olog-hai

..“They want their industry to grow. They invite US and EU companies in. They loosely interpret intellectual property rules, then they produce the technology more cheaply themselves and close the market,” he complained. …”

Where has this guy been the last 30 years?


6 posted on 03/21/2012 11:12:16 PM PDT by enduserindy (Conservative Dead Head)
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To: Norm Lenhart
Do they intentionally set out to look like idiots? Lets see...china just pulled how many billion in Airbus orders....hmmmm...lets threaten to sue them over something they could care less about!

I hope China and Russia start telling the EU to pound salt more often.

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7 posted on 03/21/2012 11:57:33 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Olog-hai

So, do the Europeans want to save the world from global warming? If so, they should be thankful for China subsidizing green industry.

Or are the Europeans just greedy capitalists trying to make a buck?


8 posted on 03/23/2012 1:06:08 AM PDT by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: Rocky
Lawfare” isn’t considered to be capitalism. If it were, then the ACLU would be capitalists (gasp) . . .
9 posted on 03/23/2012 11:15:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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