Poland leaning to EU in steel dispute with US

Poland could side with the European Union (EU) in a dispute with the United States over the U.S.'s planned introduction of duties and quotas on steel imports from EU countries. Krzysztof Dabrowski of the Economy Ministry stated that Poland taking the EU's side was being considered despite the fact that Poland is not directly involved in the dispute. According to Puls Biznesu, Poland could be influenced by the U.S. decision indirectly, as foreign producers, unable to sell their steel to the U.S., would look to Poland as an alternative market. The result could be a domestic steel sector meltdown. Poland had been initially on the list of countries which threaten American steel interests, but was removed from it after deeper analyses were conducted. (Puls Biznesu, p. 12) P.J.