The EU's competitiveness: This is how we want to reduce energy costs!
The EU's competitiveness: This is how we want to reduce energy costs!
In a crucial step towards strengthening European competitiveness, the EU Commission presented both the "Clean Industrial Deal" and the "Action Plan for Affordable Energy". Sigi Menz, chairman of the federal division industry of the Austria Chamber of Commerce, commented on the measures as "steps in the right direction", but calls for a faster implementation of these intentions. The plans aim to reduce the high energy prices for companies and private households and to reduce the dependence of Europe on external sources, especially China and the USA. At the same time, green technologies are to be promoted to increase the competitiveness of European industry, and according to germany.Represation.ec.europa.eu could contribute to the proportion of European components in green To increase products from 15 to 40 percent.measures for competitiveness and decarbonization
So that the EU can make its industries competitive again, the Commission outlines a plan that boosts innovative strength and should improve access to clean, affordable energy. "We have to overcome our weaknesses," says Ursula von der Leyen and emphasizes that the path is clear and the Member States would now have to follow action. In view of the high and fluctuating energy prices, the compass provides for the development of measures that specifically support energy -intensive sectors such as steel and chemistry that are of central importance for European production. An action plan for acceleration of the decarbonization is also part of the project to promote access to clean technologies, such as "https://www.ots.at/presseaus-sung/ots_20250226_ots0112/wkoe-Bundesparte- indo Austria .
In addition, the compass also promises measures to simplify administrative processes to reduce bureaucracy and to facilitate access to EU funds. The focus on innovative start-ups and the creation of a European innovation space through new legal regulations should reduce obstacles and thus ensure competitiveness in the long term. However, Menz criticized that clear, ambitious goals in the financial framework from 2027 are missing and that access to raw materials in trade agreements is not adequately addressed.
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