French President Emmanuel Macron’s ideas for boosting the EU’s competitiveness have been met with both concern and positive responses from the EU institutions. In a speech on Thursday 11 May, Mr Macron called for “a European regulatory pause”, particularly on environmental legislation, to reindustrialise France and the EU.
The European Commission admits that the current period is more about implementing the ‘Green Deal’ than presenting new rules. And for the Commission’s...