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2026-02-18 01:38:26
[Britain Joins Forces with EU Allies to Resist France's "Make in Europe" Initiative] The UK is actively lobbying EU member states, including Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, to jointly oppose France's stringent trade proposals. These proposals could exclude the UK from EU public procurement tenders. Currently, France is pushing forward with strict "EU First" rules for various goods and services, particularly in key sectors such as automobiles, advanced technology, and renewable energy. The UK is urging the European Commission to abandon this policy direction, fearing it will ultimately harm the common interests of both the UK and the EU. Meanwhile, some EU member states also have concerns, arguing that overly stringent "domestic content" rules could not only stifle market investment and increase manufacturing costs but also indirectly bolster competitors' growth, contradicting the EU's original intention to promote industrial synergy.
