What Counts as ‘Made in Europe’? France, Germany and Spain Are Divided

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EU industries sourcing from Japan and the UK should continue to receive public subsidies. France is reviving the debate within the European Union on the introduction of “European preference” by calling for an adjustment of the regulatory framework proposed by Brussels. “Europeans’ public money must go to European workers and European factories,” French Industry Minister Sébastien Martin said today ahead of a meeting of his counterparts in Brus…

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"The public money of Europeans must go to European workers and factories" said French Minister of Industry Sébastien Martin, on Thursday, before a meeting with his counterparts in Brussels. At the heart of the problem: the European Commission proposed in March to oblige companies in strategic sectors, such as automobiles and decarbonised energy, to purchase "Made in Europe" goods in order to continue to benefit from public funds. A measure long …

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The Spanish government wants European legislation to offer certainty to Chinese investors and expand the investments of the Asian giant in Spain without losing access to aid and public procurement in the face of the harsh restrictions proposed by other countries.There is an internal battle in the offices of the European institutions on which the future of the EU industry depends. Ministers of the industry met this Thursday in Brussels to determi…

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▶ The European Commission proposed in March a framework that would link access to public aid to the procurement of European products. The proposal to link public aid to the purchase of European products is causing disagreements among member states. The question is which countries the “Made in Europe” principle will cover. The European Commission […]

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France, Germany and Spain disagree on how the "Made in Europe" principle should be applied, whereby the EU wants to favour European companies in the award of public contracts. The three states propose different approaches to countries and products that should benefit from this preferential treatment. The EU wants to favour European production in the Commission [...]