(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, MARCH 13 - The EU Council has asked for an "opinion" from the legal offices to check that the European Commission, by publishing the joint note between Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden, has not "exceeded" its mandate.
This was announced by a senior European official.
The part of the note that aroused the Council's alarm is the one on the "geostrategic" direction with regard to exports and investments.
On this the stone guest is China.
The position expressed by von der Leyen is judged "different" from what was established by the European Council last October and this triggered the request for a legal opinion.
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