{
  "id": 8129584,
  "title": "Healey to ask EU finance ministers to let UK into industry scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/healey-to-ask-eu-finance-ministers-to-let-uk-into-industry-scheme",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T22:07:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Business",
    "slug": "bbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr6240ej07ejo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chancellor John Healey is set to urge European Union finance ministers to allow the UK into its scheme aimed at protecting industries from unfair Chinese competition. Healey will call for closer UK-EU partnerships in technology, defense, and manufacturing during a meeting of EU finance ministers in Dublin on Friday. He expressed concern that the scheme could hinder British firms from accessing European supply chains and customers, stating, \"The next chapter of Britain's growth story will be written in more places.\" Healey emphasized the importance of strengthening ties with the EU, adding, \"To me, closer ties with the EU means British businesses – wherever they are based across the UK – get better access to both the supply chains and the customers they need to grow.\" The Made in Europe policy, or Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), is currently under consideration by the bloc and aims to shield EU manufacturing from foreign goods. Healey's visit to Dublin follows a recent delay in a reset summit with the EU, which was postponed due to the resignation of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. The chancellor is also reportedly in discussions about joining a global investment bank focused on increasing funds for defense spending.",
  "summary": "The chancellor wants the Made in Europe programme to deepen ties with the UK \"rather than erecting new barriers\".",
  "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."
}