European industry groups call for urgent EU action on China trade

Forty-four European industry associations ?urged EU members on ?Thursday to take immediate action ?to ?combat what they said were unfair Chinese trade practices threatening EU manufacturing and ?risking further job losses. The call from the associations representing sectors including metals, chemicals and automotive parts comes a week before EU leaders convene ?in Brussels to discuss how best to tackle a growing ?trade deficit with China of more than €1 billion ($1.12 billion) a day. The associations said the European Union should more effectively use all instruments available to impose ?trade defence ?measures and ?adopt a broader approach to look at…