Can the EU keep up with the US on green subsidies?
Donal O’Riain has been struck by the welcome his company received in the US – and it isn’t just the Christmas card sent by the Department of Energy official who is helping it secure federally supported loans.
Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, is among those warning Europe must not «throw the baby [out] with the bathwater» as it attempts to concoct a convincing response to America’s legislation. «The idea of jumping to a sort of race to the bottom on state aid is not to our liking, because one of the most successful things in the European Union since 1957 is the internal market,» he tells the FT.Foto: Michael Kooren/Reuters/NTB
![Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, is among those warning Europe must not «throw the baby [out] with the bathwater» as it attempts to concoct a convincing response to America’s legislation. «The idea of jumping to a sort of race to the bottom on state aid is not to our liking, because one of the most successful things in the European Union since 1957 is the internal market,» he tells the FT.](https://images.dngroup.com/image/eyJ3Ijo5ODAsImsiOiIxYTllMjAxMTE4NTcxZTQ2Mjk2MjVkY2EzNzEyNTI1YiIsImYiOiJ3ZWJwIiwiY3JvcCI6WzAsMTUsMTYwMCwxMDY3XSwiciI6MS41LCJvIjoiZG4ifQ==)