Increasing pressure on manufacturers to move production to Europe will disrupt existing supply routes and force companies to construct new ones, several industry representatives have told Euronews ahead of EU leaders' talks on the "European preference" – the European Commission's controversial proposal to revitalise the bloc's industry.
Proposed by French Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné, the preference aims to prioritise EU-made products and services in public procurement and to set criteria that favour domestic production within EU supply chains. It is part of the Industrial Accelerator Act, slated to be presented on 25 February after repeated delays.
