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The German and French industries have bought their respective countries a significant amount of wealth. Specifically the German industry always had a far better relationship to their labor compared to many other places.

Since WW2 those industries have practically guaranteed piece of mind and an enjoyable life for the populations at large, even paying for the social safety nets available to all.

The EU has done many things to make those industries less competitive, some of those I don't even disagree with (e.g. data protection, some repairability stuff, etc.), but they absolutely do need to be careful not to overstep it. And this care is not something I have ever seen from the EU.