Overview
- The fifth Grande exposition du Fabriqué en France is open to the public this weekend at the Élysée with 123 products on display.
- At the inauguration, Emmanuel Macron called for a policy that protects French industry in response to what he described as brutal trade dynamics and unfair competition.
- He defended his eight-year economic record, saying France has begun to reverse years of deindustrialization, and he pressed the Lecornu government to stay the course on reindustrialization.
- He highlighted pressure points such as steel and low‑value parcel imports, as the EU proposes a 47% cut to tariff‑free steel quotas and finance ministers back ending duty exemptions on small packages as early as the first quarter of 2026.
- He argued France can reindustrialize while cutting emissions, urging faster decarbonization for heavy industries like cement, steel and ports.