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France and Germany at odds over EU’s upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act

Published 14:31 on February 27, 2026 / Last updated at 14:31 on February 27, 2026 / and / EMEA (Europe), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Investment, Reporting & Disclosure)

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Paris and Berlin locked horns on Thursday over a proposed ‘Buy European’ obligation in the EU’s upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), underlining lingering divisions around a law intended, among other things, to spur “lead markets” for low-carbon products in the bloc.
Paris and Berlin locked horns on Thursday over a proposed ‘Buy European’ obligation in the EU’s upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), underlining lingering divisions around a law intended, among other things, to spur “lead markets” for low-carbon products in the bloc.


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