EU Alert: "Buy European" Push to Counter China 🏛️🇪🇺🇨🇳
Strategic Retreat: EU leaders met today, Feb 12, 2026, in Alden Biesen, Belgium, for a "brainstorming session" to stop Europe from being "swept aside" by China’s industrial machine. 📌
"Buy European" Plan: France and the Commission are pushing the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), proposing "EU content" requirements in public contracts for clean tech and EVs to counter state-backed Chinese imports. 🏛️
The "China Speed" Warning: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that China builds solar farms in months while EU projects take years, proposing a "regulatory clean slate" to slash red tape. ⚡
Unfair Competition: EU President Ursula von der Leyen noted China now exports twice as much clean tech as Europe, fueled by massive subsidies and "state-backed overcapacity." 📊
Internal Divide: While France and Italy support protectionism, Northern European nations warned today that a "Buy European" policy could spark a trade war and drive up consumer costs. 📈
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