French State Secretary in charge of European Affairs Laurence Boone leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, France, July 29, 2022.
REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU Commission, saying it was important to protect the bloc's market.
"We won't let our market be flooded by over-subsidised EVs that threaten our companies just as it had happened with solar panels", she said in a statement.
Reporting by Michel Rose, writing by Tassilo Hummel, Editing by Charlotte Van CampenhoutOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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European Affairs Laurence Boone, Benoit Tessier, Laurence Boon, Michel Rose, Tassilo Hummel, Charlotte Van Campenhout
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European Affairs, REUTERS, Rights, EU Commission, Thomson
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Paris, France