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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13386
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Companies

European preference in public procurement, Bruno Le Maire tries to convince German and Italian counterparts

The German, French and Italian economy ministers, Robert Habeck, Bruno Le Maire and Adolfo Urso, met again on Monday 8 April to discuss competitiveness in the EU. The three ministers believe the emphasis must be on European industry, which has been losing ground in recent years. While they share this view, they do not entirely agree on the methods to be applied.

This applies firstly to European preference, which France is proposing to apply to public procurement. For Bruno Le Maire, more...

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