France is leading efforts to restrict the EU's emerging "Made in Europe" policy to EU member states only, a move that could bar British firms from preferential treatment when European governments award public contracts for clean energy and electric vehicle supply chains. The policy, centred on the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), is designed to shield European industry from subsidised Chinese competition, but the UK — which left the EU in 2020 — risks being excluded as collateral damage. The outcome remains contested within the bloc: Germany and Nordic countries favour a broader "Made with Europe" approach that would include allied non-members such as the UK, while France argues that EU taxpayer money should benefit EU workers and factories, with its industry minister noting that Britain "made a choice to leave the European Union." A final agreement on the IAA is hoped for by December, but the internal EU division means the UK is unlikely to secure certainty on its status before then.