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Decision-making is key because the EU now requires unanimity on foreign and security policy, taxes, EU finances, some areas of justice and home affairs and social security and protection. EU agriculture policy would need to be revamped because the admission of agriculture powerhouse Ukraine would dramatically change current EU direct payments to farmers. A similarly major change would happen to the EU's regional policy, under which poorer EU members receive money to raise their standard of living. The agriculture and regional funds make up two thirds of the EU budget, which totals roughly 1% of the bloc's gross national income a year. The paper, which polarised EU governments when first discussed on Sept. 19, said some countries in the EU should be allowed to form closer cooperation than others, forming four tiers of European integration.

Persons: Laurence Boone, Anna Luhrmann, Tiago Antunes, Jan Strupczewski Organizations: Union, EU, Guiding, Franco, Political, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Spanish, Murcia, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Kosovo, EU, France

☆ France welcomes EU probe into Chinese electric vehilces - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

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.

Persons: European Affairs Laurence Boone, Benoit Tessier, Laurence Boon, Michel Rose, Tassilo Hummel, Charlotte Van Campenhout Organizations: European Affairs, REUTERS, Rights, EU Commission, Thomson Locations: Paris, France

☆ VIEW Reactions to EU probe of Chinese electric cars imports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN"Global markets are now flooded with cheaper electric cars. "So I can announce today that the Commission is launching an anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles coming from China. UK TRADE MINISTER KEMI BADENOCH"I think it just highlights the difficulties that all countries are having with the supply chain for electric vehicles. "China's apparent advantage and cost-competitive imports are already impacting European auto makers' domestic market share, with a massive surge in electric vehicle imports in recent years. At the same time, the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is also a game-changer in the electric vehicle value chain.

Persons: Annegret, URSULA VON DER, LAURENCE BOONE, BRUNO LE MAIRE, Von der, KEMI BADENOCH, MATTEO SALVINI, SIGRID DE VRIES, AIWAYS, ALEXANDER KLOSE, Aiways, KINGSMILL, they've, They've, STUART COLE, AJ BELL, DANNI HEWSON, Josephine Mason, Catherine Evans, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, European Commission, European Union, FRENCH FINANCE, EU, League, GENERAL, Volkswagen, BMW, Tesla, INSTITUTE SENIOR, CITI, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, China, Europe, Brussels

☆ EU's competition chief Margrethe Vestager under fire for hiring a U.S. economist
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager is answering questions from lawmakers on considering giving a top job in her cabinet to a U.S. citizen. Europe's powerful competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, is under fire for hiring an American citizen for one of her team's top jobs. Vestager, who's been leading investigations into Big Tech for almost 10 years, is due to answer questions from European lawmakers Tuesday after appointing Fiona Scott Morton, a professor at the Yale School of Management, as chief competition economist at the European Commission, the EU's executive arm. Laurence Boone, France's secretary for Europe, said on Twitter that she had spoken with Vestager about this nomination, adding that "Europe has many talented economists." "I invite the European Commission to reconsider its choice," he added.

Persons: Margrethe Vestager, who's, Fiona Scott Morton, Laurence Boone, Jean, Noël Organizations: Big Tech, Yale School of Management, European Commission, Twitter, Commission, CNBC Locations: Europe, Brussels

☆ France's Boone: European policy has been 'really appropriate' in taming inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFrance's Boone: European policy has been 'really appropriate' in taming inflationLaurence Boone, France's minister for European Affairs, discusses the country's recent riots and explains why she thinks Europe is on the right path when it comes to managing inflation.

Persons: France's, Laurence Boone Organizations: European Affairs Locations: France's Boone, Europe

☆ Paschal Donohoe: Inflation picture is improving but journey not complete
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailPaschal Donohoe: Inflation picture is improving but journey not completeCNBC's Charlotte Reed speaks to Paschal Donohoe, the president of the Eurogroup, and Laurence Boone, France's minister of state for Europe, at the Aix-en-Provence economic forum.

Persons: Paschal, Charlotte Reed, Paschal Donohoe, Laurence Boone Locations: Europe, Aix, Provence

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