Welcome to Better Europe's weekly update on EU Affairs. THE CLEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL: A PROCUREMENT POWER PLAY? A leak reveals that Brussels is about to rewrite the rulebook on public procurement. Next week, the European Commission will unveil its Clean Industrial Deal, a plan to use Europe's €2 trillion-a-year procurement market to boost local industry and accelerate the green transition. At the heart of the strategy? A "European preference" clause, designed to steer public contracts towards EU-made clean technologies. By 2026, procurement rules will be overhauled to prioritise sustainability, resilience and local production – a shift that could push European industry forward but also test the limits of international trade rules. It could help to align public spending with climate and industrial policy, a long overdue move to strengthen Europe's…