With the release of a preliminary agreement in August 2013 to curb silicon PV products from China entering the 28 EU member countries by imposing a minimum price and quota system, it looks like the EU-China PV trade dispute since September 2012 has brought an end to the war, at least temporarily....
1.Two months negotiations ended by a step back of both parties
2.EU firms gained limited benefits while Chinese ones are well protected
3.EU's dual anti-dumping case is far from closing, local firms should run with care
Figure 1 Monthly accumulative installation volume of PVs in Germany from 2009 to 2013 in units of MW