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Europe First: the race to compete

The EU is changing the way it develops new industries as it tries to deal with competition from China and the US. The initiatives include support for electric battery production, the internationalisation of the euro and the greening of trade policy

Europe first: the EU’s digital industrialisation challenge
New commission president is determined to reinvigorate cutting edge competitiveness
Is the EU’s green policy protecting the planet or European industry?
Critics argue that co-opting environmental measures into trade policy has more to do with protectionism
Europe leads the world with its climate mission
The European Commission’s green deal is vastly ambitious but necessary
Europe First: taking on the dominance of the US dollar
EU leaders believe the euro needs to play a larger role in order to compete against the US and China
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Can new leaders pull off a ‘Europe First’ strategy?
Europe First: how Brussels is retooling industrial policy
FT series: the push to develop a batteries industry for electric vehicles reflects a big change in EU thinking

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