By Cynthia Kroet ( August 3, 2026, 11:03 GMT | Insight) -- Ireland, which chairs the meetings of EU leaders until Dec. 31, has proposed a new "partner origin" category under the Industrial Accelerator Act, creating a framework for determining which products from trusted trading partners would qualify under the bloc's "Made in Europe" rules. The latest compromise, seen by MLex, also further limits the European Commission's powers over foreign investment decisions and makes industrial acceleration areas voluntary.Ireland, which chairs the meetings of EU leaders until year-end, has proposed replacing the Industrial Accelerator Act's current approach to treating products from free trade partners with a new "partner origin" regime, in the latest compromise text aimed at breaking deadlock among EU governments, seen by MLex....
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