Center-right revolt threatens to unravel EU’s flagship industry law

Press quote (Politico)
13 October 2026

If the regulation’s geographical scope ends up being too broad, “almost any country around the world can become a hub for repackaging Chinese equipment, changing a few nuts and bolts and then selling it in the European market as made in the EU,” warned Sander Tordoir, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform.