SECTORAL POLICIES

Interview COMPETITIVENESS: a European preference to protect EU industry is “common sense”, says Christophe Grudler, confident about fate of European Parliament report

Brussels, 08/09/2026 (Agence Europe)

Christophe Grudler (Renew Europe, French) is one of the three co-rapporteurs on the draft regulation on the Industrial Acceleration Act (see EUROPE B13821A1). With a vote envisaged on 1 December in the three committees responsible, followed by a plenary vote in December and a possible first trilogue before the end of the year, the French MEP explains the main changes made by the three MEPs (see EUROPE B13933A2). He says he is confident about the outcome of the negotiations, including with...