Ahead of the European Commission’s new industrial strategy proposal, expected on Wednesday (5 May), Friends of the Earth has compiled a report exposing the influence of business associations in shaping policy through industrial alliances.
The Commission is expected to announce more industry alliances on Wednesday, including new ones on renewable energy and low-carbon fuels.
These alliances, like the Clean Hydrogen Alliance and the Battery Alliance, are set up by the European Commission, and bring together national authorities, regions, industry groups, researchers and other stakeholders to push forward European industry in sectors considered of strategic importance.
But while they do include trade unions and NGOs, industry alliances also give businesses a chance to shape European policy to suit their interests, said Myriam Douo, one of the co-authors of the report at Friends of the Earth.
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Bridging the political divides over industrial strategy
Date:Â 17/03/2021
The upcoming industrial strategy update needs to reconcile political differences over how the EU should approach strategic autonomy and open supply chains, as well as competition and greater state aid. The update must be open about the trade-offs involved, move past false dichotomies, and commit to distributing the associated costs and benefits fairly.
The Commission launched its Industrial Strategy on 10 March 2020, one day after Italy went into its first national lockdown. In the year since, the European economy has been wrecked by COVID-19, and industrial investment has plummeted. Pre-existing structural trends, whether it is digitalisation, growing regional inequalities, climate change, or rising foreign competition, have either continued unabated or have been accelerating. On 27 April, the Commission is expected to update its industrial strategy to respond to these disruptions.Â