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Reuters
Reuters
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By Maha El Dahan and Jan Strupczewski

Davos 2023: EU to counter U.S. climate game changer with own green deal

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomes President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, during the annual World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

The European Union responded on Tuesday to U.S. moves to boost its energy transition with its own plans to make life easier for green industry, saying it would mobilize state aid and a sovereignty fund to keep firms from moving to the United States.

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen told the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos that the moves would be part of the EU's Green Deal industrial plan to make Europe a centre for clean technology and innovation.

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