Setting local content requirements could backfire on EU industry, official warns
By Oscar Pandiello ( November 20, 2025, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- Mandatory local content requirements could backfire on EU industry by breaching World Trade Organization rules and failing to strengthen supply chains as intended, a top EU official has said.Imposing mandatory local content requirements to try to boost EU industries could trigger disputes with trade partners and fail to strengthen the bloc’s supply chains as intended, a senior EU official has warned....
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