WASHINGTON : European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she agreed with President Joe Biden during a meeting at the White House on Friday to have a dialogue concerning incentives to the clean technology industry. Describing her meeting with Biden as 'very good,' von der Leyen said they a
WASHINGTON : European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that she agreed with President Joe Biden during a meeting at the White House on Friday to have a dialogue concerning incentives to the clean technology industry.
Describing her meeting with Biden as"very good," von der Leyen said they agreed to work on giving EU-sourced critical raw materials access to the U.S. market. Von der Leyen said the European Union welcomed the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act because it provides a massive investment in the green energy transition.
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