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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU unveils ‘buy European’ public procurement rules to counter China

A yellow Copenhagen bus displaying route 31 to Kastrup St. with small Danish flags mounted on front
A Chinese-made electric bus in Copenhagen. Brussels is concerned about inroads Beijing is making into EU markets for transport and infrastructure. Photograph: Francis Joseph Dean/Dean Pictures/Alamy

European authorities will be encouraged to buy more domestic goods and services when they spend public money under the EU latest effort to counter China’s economic might.

In a further “Buy European” plan, the European Commission published proposals on Wednesday for a sweeping overhaul of EU public procurement rules.

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