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EU to loosen state aid rules in response to US green tech subsidies

A worker mounts solar panels on the roof of a farmstead barn in Binsham, Germany. GERMANY REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File

Leaked European Union proposals reveal the bloc is to expand state aid rules in an effort to counter US green energy subsidies and unfair competition from China that are threatening European industry. The EU is to present its proposals on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden’s landmark spending law for $370 billion in subsidies for its energy transition, including tax cuts for US-made electric cars and batteries.

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