22/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 22 July, Bruno Le Maire and Peter Altmaier, the respective French and German Ministers for the Economy, gave their initial opinion on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) presented by the European Commission on 14 July. While they welcome the measure, they stress the need to protect European businesses. Mr Altmaier believes that “we need to increase support for European industry to better overcome the transformation process”. The...