
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Europe's ailing steel sector needs to be protected and safeguard measures on steel imports must be strengthened, French industry minister Marc Ferracci said on Thursday.
"The European industry and the steel sector need protection, which in the short term means beefing up safeguard measures," said Ferracci.
Ferracci was speaking at a news conference on the future of the European steel industry in Paris.