“The broader challenge we face is how to make more in Europe and to strengthen Europe’s own production base as a central pillar of our industrial strategy (...). A European preference is a necessary instrument that contributes to this objective”, acknowledged the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Monday 9 February, in a letter addressed to the European leaders meeting informally on 12 February in Alden Biesen to discuss European competitiveness and the...