On Friday 22 March, the Heads of State or Government asked the European Commission to present a long-term vision for an "assertive" industrial policy for the European Union, accompanied by concrete measures, by the end of 2019, instead of March 2020.
Consequently the strategy awaited “should address the challenges European industry faces, touching upon all relevant policy areas”, say the conclusions adopted by the 28 Member States. A provisional version of the text set the deadline at...