European Aluminium sent a letter welcoming the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU. We look forward to working with the Presidency on policies that support competitiveness, decarbonisation and fair competition. 

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Despite the EU's ban on direct imports of Russian aluminium, a significant loophole remains: Russian primary aluminium can still be processed in third countries and re-enter the EU market as semi-finished or finished products. This undermines the effectiveness of EU sanctions, sustains Russian export revenues and places additional pressure on European producers that have already moved away from Russian metal. This paper calls for the next EU sanctions package to introduce a targeted and enforceable indirect ban on Russian aluminium to close this loophole and strengthen the integrity of the EU sanctions regime.