The Aporia · Healey to ask EU finance ministers to let UK into 'Made in Europe' industry scheme

Chancellor John Healey will meet EU finance ministers in Dublin on Friday, urging them to include the UK in the upcoming "Made in Europe" industrial protection scheme instead of creating new barriers. The scheme aims to shield European manufacturing from unfair competition, particularly from China, but there are concerns it could exclude British firms. Healey plans to emphasize the importance of closer ties between the UK and EU to enhance access for British businesses to European supply chains and customers, while also discussing tech, defense, and manufacturing partnerships.

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John Healey, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, will meet EU finance ministers in Dublin on Friday to advocate for deeper partnerships between the UK and the EU in technology, defense, and manufacturing. He will urge the EU not to exclude the UK from its "Made in Europe" program aimed at protecting European industries from unfair competition, particularly from China. The program, officially known as the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), seeks to shield EU manufacturing by imposing restrictions on goods from non-EU countries. There is worry within the British government that this initiative could isolate UK firms from European supply chains. Healey aims to mitigate the economic effects of Brexit and foster closer ties with the EU without compromising UK interests, following a previous dispute over an EU defense loans scheme where talks broke down due to disagreements on financial contributions.

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John Healey will push for closer UK-EU partnerships on tech, defence, and manufacturing at a meeting of EU finance ministers in Dublin on Friday. But he will call on the EU to design its "Made in Europe" programme in a way that deepens ties with the UK "rather than erecting new barriers", Treasury sources told the BBC.

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- Published The chancellor is to warn the European Union (EU) not to lock the UK out of its scheme to protect industries from unfair Chinese competition. asserted

chancellor → publish → competition

sources → push → BBC

Officials said Healey will tell European finance ministers it is important to "learn lessons" after talks collapsed last year for Britain to join an EU defence loans scheme. asserted

Britain → say → scheme

That dispute centred on how much money the UK would pay to join. asserted

UK → centre → money

The "Made in Europe" policy, officially called the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), is currently being considered by the bloc and aims to protect EU manufacturing with restrictions on goods from outside countries. asserted

policy → make → countries

There is concern in government the scheme could lock British firms out of European supply chains. uncertain

scheme → be → chains

Treasury officials said Healey wanted to reduce the economic impact of Brexit and build closer ties with the EU, but not at any cost to the UK. asserted

Healey → say → UK

Healey said: "The next chapter of Britain's growth story will be written in more places. " asserted

chapter → say → places

To me, closer ties with the EU means British businesses – wherever they are based across the UK – get better access to both the supply chains and the customers they need to grow. asserted

they → mean → chains

Healey will use the meeting in Dublin to focus on tech firms, defence companies, and manufacturing. asserted

Healey → use → firms

"The chancellor wants to make sure nothing holds them back," a Treasury source said. asserted

source → want → them

It comes after a reset summit with the EU was delayed after Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as prime minister. asserted

summit → come → minister

Treasury sources now expect that to take place in November. asserted

that → expect → November

Healey's meeting in Dublin comes after it emerged earlier this week that he is in discussions about joining a global investment bank aimed at raising more money for defence spending. asserted

he → come → spending

He is considering a bid to join the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), not long after his predecessor Rachel Reeves rejected the idea. asserted

predecessor → consider → idea

Canada has been leading efforts to establish the bank, which supporters say would enable governments to borrow at lower costs to increase military spending. asserted

supporters → lead → spending

Paying for the UK's growing defence commitments is one of Healey's biggest headaches as he prepares for the Budget in October and next year's spending review. asserted

he → pay → October

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