The EU Commission presents Clean Industrial Deal: Key to competitiveness!

The EU Commission presents Clean Industrial Deal: Key to competitiveness!

Laimgrubengasse 10, 1060 Wien, Österreich - On February 26, 2025, the European Commission presented a pioneering initiative with the Clean Industrial Deal to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry. According to Angelika Winzig, the deputy head of delegation and business spokeswoman for the ÖVP in the European Parliament, this is a direct response to the enormous challenges that the European economy is currently burdening, including minimal growth rates and extremely high energy costs. This package of measures is intended to help organize the urgently needed support for energy-intensive companies, while the climate goals of the European Green Deal are sought at the same time, such as bdew.de emphasized.

tiny also emphasizes the importance of access to affordable, clean energy for companies and consumers and emphasizes the challenges that are associated with the creation of functioning markets and the financing of these comprehensive measures. The development of a circular economy, the expansion of hydrogen use and the creation of optimal gas markets are elementary. The action program for reducing energy costs, which was presented in parallel to the Clean Industrial Deal, includes specific strategies to improve the energy conditions for companies.

powerful measures to reduce bureaucracy

Kerstin Andreae, chair of the BDEW main management, expressed optimistically about the merging of climate protection and industrial policy by the EU Commission. However, it also demands that these initiatives have to be clearly prioritized and determined. The reduction in bureaucratic hurdles remains a central goal to ensure the desired competitiveness and to achieve the ambitious climate goals of the Green Deal. Measures such as tax reductions and targeted grants should make relief for consumers, as is carried out in