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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent

France drops opposition to UK being included in ‘Made in Europe’ legislation

Workers assemble components inside a black car's open frame at a Nio factory in China
The UK’s trade minister says Britain and the EU must ‘work together and act in lockstep’ to tackle China’s dominance in the automotive sector. Photograph: Florence Lo/Reuters

France has dropped its opposition to the UK being included in the EU’s “Made in Europe” legislation as long as the British government aligns with the bloc’s position over tariffs on Chinese EVs.

France on Thursday came round to backing Germany, which has always supported the UK’s calls to be designated European for the purposes of the Industrial Accelerator Act. The legislation, which is in its draft stage, is designed to protect domestic manufacturing from cheap Chinese competition.

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