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TOPSHOT - Italian Minister of Economic Development Adolfo Urso (L), France's Minister in charge of Industry and Energy Marc Ferracci and Spain's Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Jordi Hereu address a joint press conference after a ministerial conference on the future of the European steel industry at the French Ministry of Economy, in Paris on February 27, 2025. The European steel industry, which employs more than 300,000 people, is concerned about a 25% increase in tariffs imposed by the new administration in the United States, while the sector has already been suffering since last year from an overproduction of cheap Chinese steel and high energy prices in Europe. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)