Von der Leyen’s industry master plan runs into trouble

(Francesca Micheletti, Jordyn Dahl, Zia Weise and Martina Sapio – Politico) Ursula von der Leyen’s master plan to revive European industry has hit a roadblock after meeting strong internal pushback from within the European Commission. The Industrial Accelerator Act, a centerpiece of the Clean Industrial Deal unveiled by the Commission chief a year ago, faced criticism from nine policy departments after it was circulated for feedback over the past week. This unusually broad criticism risks delaying the plan’s presentation, officially scheduled for Feb. 26, for the third time — leaving the Brussels executive scrambling to present a coherent overall strategy to boost the EU’s economic competitiveness in time for a leaders summit on March 19-20. The Commission declined to comment on whether the Feb. 26 date would hold. – Von der Leyen’s industry master plan runs into trouble – POLITICO