{
  "id": 17222821,
  "title": "Made in EU: Asian countries criticize car pact by Merz and Macron - Chancellor surprised",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/made-in-eu-asiatische-lander-kritisieren-autopakt-von-merz-und-macron",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-30T11:20:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/made-in-eu-merz-ueberrascht-ueber-kritik-an-seinem-eigenen-autodeal/100266112.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Friedrich Merz has agreed stricter \"Made in EU\" regulations with the French President. Now he is facing resistance in Japan and South Korea. Whether he wants to change the plans remains open.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}