Merz Taps Brakes on ‘Made in Europe’ Push Over Competition Fears

Arne Delfs and Petra Sorge·Bloomberg·November 5, 2026

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that measures being discussed to shield the European Union against unfair trade from China must not disrupt the region’s competitive edge — and that policies favoring EU content risk blunting innovation.

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