EU industrial plan’s first political battle is over where ‘Europe’ ends
By Oscar Pandiello ( June 5, 2026, 12:16 GMT | Comment) -- The EU’s Industrial Accelerator Act is heading for its first major political fight: What should count as “Made in Europe.” A European Parliament debate this week exposed a clear split between lawmakers, who want to narrow the scope of the law's public-procurement preference, and the European Commission, which defended it by arguing that only around 20 trusted partners would qualify for EU-origin equivalence if reciprocity is properly applied.Preference for European-made goods was supposed to be the easy part of the EU’s new industrial plan....
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