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Hildegard Muller:
European Commission's new trade strategy brings opportunities for German automotive industry VDA welcomes commitment to open markets – Opportunities for the automotive sector – Implement trade agreements now the European Commission published a communication on the EU’s new trade policy. The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) welcomes its clear signals concerning multilateral cooperation, free and fair world trade and sustainable growth.
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“The new alignment of European trade policy can contribute greatly to a sustainable growth model consistent with European business interests by providing clear guidelines,” said VDA President Hildegard Müller. The new strategy shows, according to Müller, that the European Commission was rightly adding sustainability and fairness to its free trade and globalization agenda. In addition, it aimed for a “level playing field” with appropriate countermeasures permitted to tackle cases of unfair competition.
