Competition policy should be enforced at the EU level by an authority that is independent of the bloc’s Brussels-based executive, a top European lawmaker has demanded.

For decades, European policymakers decried China's use of forced joint ventures as the price foreign companies paid to get access to its market. Now, the EU wants to copy that strategy. My story w/ @framiche.bsky.social & @audevdh.bsky.social for @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...

The European Commission is pushing EU countries to Buy European, but backlash is brewing even before it has defined what it means. Read more from @pieterhaeck.bsky.social and me:

The Commission wants to loosen state aid rules also for nuclear energy and for support to electricity-intensive industries, according to the latest draft of its new framework. Read more here (for Pros): pro.politico.eu/news/200626

The European Commission is creating a new category of “small mid-cap” companies that will be exempted from eight EU laws, it announced today.

The Commission says Europeans need to have at least 72-hours worth of supplies, as part of its preparedness plan to be presented later today. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

EU lays out state aid push to stoke green investments, via @framiche.bsky.social and @audevdh.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...

Commission's competitiveness compass initiative, originally scheduled for tomorrow, delayed again. Now due Jan 29 w/ @audevdh.bsky.social + Giovanna Faggionato www.politico.eu/article/comm...

It was meant to be the first Commission initiative of the year, but there won't be a ~competitiveness compass~ unveiling next week after all. Scoop on delay w/ colleagues @audevdh.bsky.social and Giovanna Faggionato pro.politico.eu/news/191881 (€)

The EU is working on plans to save its historical industries and help new technologies scale up, industry chief Stéphane Séjourné told me. Read more about it here. #cleantech #industry #steel