Sweden’s Prime Minister Kristersson says that the EU should not only discuss state aid, but also competitiveness

STOCKHOLM, 13 january (Reuters) – Sweden’s prime minister said on Friday that European Union must improve long-term competitiveness and not only China and USA should not support companies in the green technology sector that are subsidized by states such as

Ulf Kristersson told reporters during a press conference: “We need to start a real discussion about how to increase productivity, how to increase competitiveness and how to attract more companies based on our own capabilities, not based on long-term state aid rules.” Europe Chairman of the commission Ursula von der Leyen.

Reporting by Simon Johnson; Edited by Toby Chopra

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2023-01-14 04:41:21
Source – reuters

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