🔴 IAA, Made in EU, public procurement act : the Commission’s return to business – CONTEXTE LIVE

https://about.contexte.com/ The EU is currently undergoing a major policy shift, moving away from the unconditional opening up of markets towards a framework based on industrial sovereignty. The Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) aims to increase the share of manufacturing to 20% of EU GDP, and the Commission’s revision of the public procurement framework, which could take crucial decisions on favouring domestic production, is due imminently. This debate is dividing the EU’s 27 members with fundamental technical and ideological questions. What are the dividing lines among capitals and MEPs? Which sectors are at the forefront? What might happen next? With: Jack Schickler (Anchor), EU Energy Managing Editor Anna Hubert, EU Politics Reporter Ciaran Sunderland, EU Energy Reporter Benjamin Milkoff, UE Transport Reporter Live recorded on 29 September 2026 ---- 🔗 Articles mentioned during the Contexte Live: Brussels wants public buyers to put EU priorities ahead of price : https://www.contexte.com/eu/article/p... Fight brews over Commission plan to prop up green steel https://www.contexte.com/eu/article/e... Brussels doesn’t want the sun to set on solar production”. https://www.contexte.com/eu/article/e... Brussels signals tougher line on China as national positions shift https://www.contexte.com/eu/article/p... ---- 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Part 1: The Commission’s proposals 23:15 Part 2: Where did this all come from? 35:15 Part 3: What happens now? 50:00 Conclusion