‘If you’re not in the internal market, you don’t get the same protection,’ says French minister of policy designed to curb Chinese competition

One key EU proposal is the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), which would require authorities spending public money – awarding subsidies or public contracts – to favour European products in sectors such as renewable technologies and electric cars…

…“European taxpayers’ money should support [European] workers and European factories,” the French industry minister, Sébastien Martin, told reporters.

Fair enough I guess. If the UK wants the benefits of being part of a big European club then I guess we need to sign up to that club. Maybe Brexit was a mistake.

  • TheKrill@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Its not a policy, or historical point: the UK is literally in the continent of Europe, so the term “Made in Europe” is factually incorrect here if it excludes the UK, regardless of what could or should happen with the politics.