EC proposes expansion of its authority

The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission proposed expansion of its authority, stressing that emergency powers would help it to tackle the crisis.

According to the draft proposal, the EC would have the power to force companies to prioritise production of some products and stockpile goods, Reuters reports on Monday.

In the proposed Single Market Emergency Instrument, the Commission notes that the US and Japan adopted similar measures and blames supply chain disruptions on the coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

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