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France says EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ law should not include the UK (www.theguardian.com)
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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.

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[–] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and other countries are in the European Economic Area, which is a superset of the EU. The UK had the opportunity of staying in the EEA, but that wouldn’t have been a hard enough Brexit to appease the gammon, so it was rejected. Of course, the EU could give the UK special treatment and include them in the programme, but it does not follow that they reasonably should do so, and there are competing political pressures against them making such an exception.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week 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.

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