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Sweden gives more than €1B in Ukraine military aid

Sweden will give all of its PBV 302 armored tracked personnel carriers.

May 29, 2024 11:46 am CET

Germany and France push for mega-deals in competition overhaul

Still smarting from the veto of the Alstom-Siemens deal, Paris and Berlin want Brussels to focus on forging champions.

May 28, 2024 9:49 pm CET

How Germany lost the battle to prevent tariffs on Chinese cars

The die was already cast when Ursula von der Leyen announced an EU probe into market-distorting subsidies for Chinese electric vehicles last fall.

May 21, 2024 6:00 am CET

Nickel, guns and foreign powers: How France’s New Caledonia reached the brink of ‘civil war’

Violent protests have erupted in France’s South Pacific archipelago as decades-old tensions come to a head.

May 16, 2024 7:47 pm CET

EU shouldn’t leave newer members behind, Dombrovskis says on enlargement anniversary

Twenty years after 10 countries in Central and Eastern Europe joined the EU, it’s time for Ukraine and Moldova to join the club too, commissioner argues.

May 1, 2024 10:49 am CET

More cash, less screen time: 5 policy takeaways from Macron’s Sorbonne speech

Here’s what you need to know about the French president’s wide-ranging address on Thursday.

April 25, 2024 5:57 pm CET

Time for a European single market ‘with teeth’ to take on China, India, leaders told

Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta tells POLITICO that government subsidies should become a “European tool.”

April 16, 2024 2:59 pm CET

Too French to fail: Why Paris is rescuing Atos

French government steps in to save troubled IT company at the heart of this year’s Summer Olympics.

April 9, 2024 5:23 pm CET

Paris to everyone: Buy French solar panels, forget all competitors

Bruno Le Maire’s urgings may run afoul of EU rules.

April 5, 2024 3:49 pm CET

EU rebuffs solar pleas as sector goes broke, document shows

But Brussels does plan to boost long-term funding for solar firms, a document seen by POLITICO shows.

March 28, 2024 4:04 pm CET
The New Factory Towns

How Dresden became Germany’s Chips City

The challenge for the Saxon capital will be to remain competitive as the global chips race heats up.

March 26, 2024 6:00 am CET

Risk of ‘lost decade’ as EU countries face economic cliff edge

Tighter rules and a halt in EU funding will leave capitals looking for cash.

March 19, 2024 4:00 am CET
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EU snubs dying solar manufacturers as China poised to swallow market

The industry asked the European Commission for urgent help to keep factories open as layoffs begin.

March 13, 2024 1:13 pm CET

EU presses countries to rescue drowning solar industry

A document seen by POLITICO reveals the EU executive wants countries to sign a joint declaration, stressing the situation ‘requires further action.’

March 1, 2024 3:10 pm CET

Intel nears EU decision on multibillion German state aid check

New microchips factory is at heart of Europe’s ambitions to reshore global chips manufacturing.

February 27, 2024 6:00 am CET

EU team combating Chinese subsidies struggles with flood of deals

European Commission officials initially expected to examine only about 30 deals a year — but now face around 50.

February 7, 2024 4:42 pm CET

EU mum as solar industry time bomb ticks

Brussels is considering aiding local producers, but didn’t announce anything in a Monday statement.

February 5, 2024 11:46 pm CET

EU mulls emergency aid for collapsing solar producers

The European Commission will make a statement Monday as state-backed Chinese competition fuels a wave of bankruptcies in Europe.

February 3, 2024 12:55 pm CET

Macron vows more liberal reforms to shake France’s economy

French president lays out plans for rejuvenation in Davos speech.

January 17, 2024 7:40 pm CET

Ursula’s empty green Davos promise

Last year, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen promised a deluge of green tech cash. But politics, fiscal austerity and military anxieties have since intervened.

January 16, 2024 3:13 pm CET

Franco-German energy cash splash strains EU single market

EU countries worry moves by Paris and Berlin to ensure cheap energy for industry could harm the bloc’s competitiveness.

January 4, 2024 2:56 pm CET

EU single market czar outlines key reforms

Former Italian PM Enrico Letta wants to overhaul state subsidy rules and stop the brain drain of talent from poorer EU countries.

January 4, 2024 4:02 am CET

France sees no deal on EU spending rules without more room for green, security investment

‘That’s a no,’ says French Finance Minister Le Maire as race continues to get agreement at meeting this week.

December 5, 2023 6:41 pm CET

German budget crisis strikes at heart of the Greens’ ambitions

The party wanted to make Germany a ‘forerunner’ in the fight against climate change. But budget woes have thrown a wrench in their plans.

December 4, 2023 10:14 pm CET
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