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Inflation Reduction Act raised fears of investment shift to U.S.EU decision to relax state aid rules has helped ease fearsEU working on more legislationCritics say EU legislation favours big states, big companiesBRUSSELS, Aug 17 (Reuters) - When the United States launched its massive green subsidies push a year ago, many in Europe feared it would be a fresh blow to their regional economy grappling with the knock-on effects of war in Ukraine and lingering aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.Yet while critics argue the European Union has yet to offer a...

Renault's chairperson Jean-Dominique Senard looks on during a visit by the French President to the site of the future factory of Japan-based battery maker Envision AESC group, where Renault SA develops an electric-vehicle manufacturing hub, in Douai, France June 28, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via... Read moreAIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 9 (Reuters) - European firms are concerned they could get caught in the cross-fire of rising economic rivalry between the United States and China, with some officials at a French business conference also frustrated at Europe's slowness in crafting a response.Rising trade...