Francesca Micheletti
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European center right splits over ‘Made in Europe’ (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — Center-right EU lawmakers have divided along national lines on what “Made in Europe” should mean ahead of a key debate on the Industrial Accelerator Act next week. The European People’s Party is trying to shape the bloc’s flagship industrial policy proposal despite having no representative among the lead lawmakers drafting the European Parliament’s position. As the biggest political group in the chamber, however, its votes could prove decisive. The EPP holds roughly a quarter of the P
‘Abuse of power’: Von der Leyen rapped after backing space mega deal (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — A senior EU lawmaker has slammed Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s open endorsement of a space deal that awaits competition scrutiny as an "abuse of power". In a rare intervention on Thursday, von der Leyen told a space summit in Paris that she viewed a planned €6.5 billion joint venture between the bloc’s top satellite players as exactly the type of industrial champion that the bloc needs to lead in the space economy of tomorrow. Her remarks drew a stinging rebuke from libe
Von der Leyen backs space mega-deal despite looming EU antitrust probe (opens the original)
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PARIS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has publicly endorsed a proposed space venture between Airbus, Leonardo and Thales — a rare intervention by a top EU official in an ongoing competition matter — as the satellite-makers seek Brussels’ approval for the deal. EU officials generally refrain from commenting on open antitrust proceedings. The Commission received a rap on the knuckles in 2015 from the European Ombudsman after former competition chief Joaquín Almunia made public
Competition chief urges EU to talk to China — and defend its own interests (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — The EU needs to pursue political dialogue with China, its Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera told POLITICO. The intervention by the Spanish number two in Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission comes at a critical moment as Brussels holds high-stakes talks with Beijing on ways to reduce the EU’s €1-billion-a-day trade deficit with China. Von der Leyen is expected to outline ways to strengthen the EU’s trade defenses against a Chinese export glut before EU leaders take stock of the trade
France to ramp up Ukraine support, says Macron (opens the original)
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BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that Paris will strengthen its support for Ukraine after Russia’s deadly attacks on a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih on Friday. Macron wrote on X that he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday following the strikes, which killed 16 and left 130 injured. “I informed President Zelensky that we are stepping up our support with the delivery of interceptors and are continuing our cooperation,” he said. Confirming the phone
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