The German government has called on the EU to open its planned “Made with Europe” rules to countries outside the bloc, according to a position paper obtained by Euronews, setting it up for a collision course with France.

Berlin is leading the push for a more open-market approach to the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), a draft EU law that would restrict public procurement — government contracts for goods such as steel, batteries and electric vehicles — to products and companies meeting minimum EU production requirements.

Where the Commission’s original text favours “Made in Europe”, Berlin wants “Made with Europe”: rather than requiring goods…

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