Newly re-elected MEP Jordan Bardella presented the National Rally’s program Monday ahead of a snap election that could see him become the country’s next prime minister. Macron dissolved the National Assembly earlier this month after his liberal party was crushed by the National Rally in the European election. French voters head to the polls on … Read more
“First of all, we need to reduce the price of energy,” minister said Draghi. Industry pays two to three times as much for electricity in Europe as in the U.S., and this is “a major competitive disadvantage,” Draghi said, adding that a fragmented and undeveloped energy market across the EU has made the situation worse. … Read more
With a new Commission in the offing, the EU’s two biggest economies are making their move to change the antitrust rulebook. “We need to review the current European competition rules” to check if they can allow “consortia and consolidation in key sectors” such as mobile networks or airspace “in order to strengthen European resilience,” the … Read more
Le Maire’s urgings may run afoul of EU rules. In principle, the EU bans measures that favor one country’s companies over another for public contracts. The move also comes shortly after the EU finalized the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), which indirectly encourages EU countries to buy European solar panels, something France desired. France wants to … Read more
