Germany and Italy, EU's top manufacturers, unveil pro-industry alliance

 


ROME, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Germany and Italy pledged on Friday to coordinate within the EU to promote deregulation of industry, a sign of the bloc's two biggest manufacturers exploring closer alignment as their interests diverge from those of members including France.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz unveiled a joint plan to push regulatory simplification, stronger industrial policy and closer cooperation on energy, defence and migration.