Innovation and sustainability, anticipating and developing skills, deepening value chain networks, creating a fair competitive environment, taking into account well-being and social justice, are the five main principles to be followed to revitalise the sector by 2030, according to a report, some 50 pages long, submitted by the high level industrial roundtable to the European Commission on Thursday 27 June.
To do so, the authors believe, it is absolutely necessary to tackle the societal transformations at stake, whether in the field of technology and digital technology, or in the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy.
In addition, according to the report, the Union must become a champion of global competitiveness through the deepening of the internal market, the strengthening of strategic value chains - such as the Battery Alliance (see EUROPE 12233/23) - and finally the defence of multilateralism at international level.
The text also emphasises the values of social inclusiveness by ensuring social and geographical equity in the industrial transition. Here, the document highlights the importance of learning and anticipating skills, but also the need to establish an environment conducive to more sustainable business activities.
The industrial issue has recently become more acute, with the conclusions of the March European Council, which highlighted the importance of providing the Union with a transversal industrial strategy (see EUROPE 12220/3).
To consult the report: https://bit.ly/2NfZ3FK (Original version in French by Pascal Hansens)