Made in Europe: The EU plan that has angered China
The European Union is looking to up-end some of its rules to try to encourage companies to make more products here, but China isn't happy about the plan, writes Adam Maguire.
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The European Union is looking to up-end some of its rules to try to encourage companies to make more products here, but China isn't happy about the plan, writes Adam Maguire.
More than two decades ago, the European Commission floated an idea introducing a 'Made In Europe' mark for certain products. It wasnt exactly a novel concept consumers would have been used to seeing…
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