Panel Dis­cus­sion Brussels

Euro­pean indus­tri­al poli­cy for com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness and transformation

Key decis­i­ons for the deve­lo­p­ment of the Euro­pean indus­try must be taken. The­r­e­fo­re, we the Alli­ance for the Future of Indus­try wel­co­me the inco­ming Euro­pean Commission’s decis­i­on to place com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness along­side cli­ma­te ambi­ti­on at the core of its agen­da. Achie­ving Europe’s green tran­si­ti­on can­not come at the expen­se of indus­tri­al strength and eco­no­mic resi­li­ence. Ins­tead, they must go tog­e­ther. The Clean Indus­tri­al Deal (CID) repres­ents a vital oppor­tu­ni­ty to strike this balan­ce, addres­sing both the envi­ron­men­tal and com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness chal­lenges faced by Euro­pean industry.

As high­ligh­ted in the Draghi report, main­tai­ning a strong indus­tri­al base is cru­cial for Europe’s eco­no­mic sove­reig­n­ty and long-term com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness on the glo­bal stage. The CID should, the­r­e­fo­re, be desi­gned to sup­port a com­pe­ti­ti­ve and resi­li­ent Euro­pean indus­try that dri­ves sus­tainable growth while enhan­cing our posi­ti­on in glo­bal markets.

Estab­lished in Ger­ma­ny in March 2015 the Alli­ance for the Future of Indus­try con­sists of a total of 19 Part­ners. The­se include the three foun­ding insti­tu­ti­ons, the Ger­man Fede­ral Minis­try for Eco­no­mic Affairs and Cli­ma­te Action (BMWK), the fede­ra­ti­on of Ger­man Indus­tries (BDI) and the Ger­man Metal­wor­kers’ Uni­on (IG Metall), as well as the major Ger­man busi­ness and indus­try asso­cia­ti­ons, indus­tri­al uni­ons and the Ger­man Trade Uni­on Federation.

In coope­ra­ti­on with poli­tics, busi­ness asso­cia­ti­ons and trade uni­ons, the Alli­ance dis­cus­ses natio­nal and Euro­pean frame­work con­di­ti­ons in such a way as to pro­mo­te indus­tri­al value crea­ti­on and employ­ment, aims to reach spe­ci­fic agree­ments and defi­ne prio­ri­ty mea­su­res in order to streng­then indus­tri­al com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness. We are loo­king for­ward to dis­cuss the Euro­pean poli­ci­es neces­sa­ry to enhan­ce indus­tri­al com­pe­ti­ti­ve­ness and employ­ment on 
March 4, 17:30–20:00, 2025 at the
Repre­sen­ta­ti­on of the Sta­te of North Rhein-West­pha­lia, Brussels 

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