EU industries are facing multiple challenges: high energy prices, global competition, dependence on energy imports and geopolitical uncertainties. The Clean Industrial Deal (CID), presented by the European Commission in February 2025, is an attempt to find solutions to these problems. The EU wants to channel more investment, lower energy prices, boost demand for clean products and ensure supply to critical raw materials. At the same time, the Commission is doubling down on decarbonization, seeing it as a vehicle for economic growth.
CID is a necessary step, but will it be enough to give the European industry a much-needed boost? The plan is just the beginning, and its success will rely on the quality of implementation. The EU and its Member States will need to make difficult choices, navigating trade-offs and synergies between competitiveness, sustainability, security and the rights of workers and consumers. Industry will be a crucial element of reaching the emission reduction goals for 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050.
In this session, the panelists representing a wide variety of stakeholders will attempt to shed light on the path ahead for the European industry. They will discuss the enabling factors and the obstacles to making the vision outlined in the CID a reality. They will also reflect on the role of the Polish presidency in the Council and Poland as a Member State in the process.
Panel discussion:
Moderated by Paweł Wiejski, Senior Analyst, Reform Institute
Speakers:
• Ludovic Voet, Confederal Secretary, ETUC
• Suzana Carp, Co-Founder Cleantech for CEE
• Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, SEI
• Jakub Safjański, Head of Energy and Climate Change, Confederation Lewiatan (tbc)
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