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Steel chief: Industrial policy ‘needs the support of Barroso’
SPECIAL REPORT / European Union leaders are in broad agreement over the need to encourage manufacturing industries. But walking the talk will require reforms at EU level – on energy, climate and trade – that require clearer support from European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, argues Gordon Moffat, from the Eurofer steel association.
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Oettinger calls for re-industrialisation strategy
Policies governing the European Union's drive towards a low-carbon economy should not lose sight of the need to retain the bloc's industrial base, Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger said in a newspaper column today (16 July).
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Industries fear ‘catastrophic’ cuts to EU research budget
SPECIAL REPORT / European industries are unanimous in saying that future growth prospects lie in research and innovation. They have thrown their weight behind the European Commission and Parliament to secure the proposed €80 billion 'Horizon 2020' research programme which is under fire as cash-strapped national governments seek cutbacks to the EU budget.
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US ‘shale boost’ provokes EU fears and indecision
SPECIAL REPORT / A US industrial boost following its ability to tap abundant shale gas reserves is provoking fears that imperilled energy-intensive European businesses will find it harder than ever to compete.
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Industries pin hopes on imminent EU-US trade talks
SPECIAL REPORT / A green light to start talks on a transatlantic free trade agreement (FTA) is likely to come early next month, EURACTIV has learned, lifting European industries' hopes that increased demand from the US will help turn around its fortunes.
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Industry claims EU climate laws are squashing recovery
SPECIAL REPORT / Heavy industries claim to be unfairly hit by rising energy prices caused by the EU's climate policies. But manufacturers are simultaneously being accused of profiteering from the bloc's Emissions Trading System (ETS) amidst controversy over the real impact of climate policies on industrial activity.
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Montebourg: China, US industries ‘don’t have Brussels on their backs’
The French industry minister Arnaud Montebourg has launched a broadside at the European Commission, arguing that Chinese and the US industries "don't have Brussels on their backs" when accepting state aid. A group of seven countries, including France and Germany, have sent a letter urging the EU Executive to "switch gear" on industrial policy.
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Industrialists call on EU to halt the decline
SPECIAL REPORT / After a year of closures, sackings and cut-backs, arguments about how to turn European industry around will be to the fore this year as debate intensifies around the correct policy response, and doubts linger over the EU’s ability to deliver.
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Commission seeks ‘new industrial revolution’
In a policy paper published on Wednesday (10 October), the European Commission attempts to re-launch manufacturing activity and bring back industries to Europe.
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Unions: EU’s industrial policy ‘absolutely contradictory’ with austerity
Trade unions say the European Commission's new industrial policy must be followed up with concrete actions.
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EU prepares for ‘new stage’ in economic union
European leaders will discuss plans for deeper economic integration in the euro zone at their next meeting in June, after an inconclusive summit yesterday (23 May) saw open divergences between France and Germany over how to restore the EU's sluggish economic growth. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy will present a report exploring ways to deepen economic integration in the euro zone when EU leaders hold their next meeting on 28-29 June.
