A clean industrial deal for Europe

• Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
• FSR: Florence School of Regulation Energy & Climate

During this event, FSR experts will examine the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal, its impact on industry competitiveness and decarbonisation, and the global challenges it faces.

In her Political Guidelines in July 2024, Ursula von der Leyen committed to a Clean Industrial Deal to ensure a competitive EU industry and quality jobs as one of the new Commission's objectives within its first 100 days. The Deal will focus on supporting and creating the right conditions for companies to reach our common goals. This means simplifying, investing and ensuring access to cheap, sustainable and secure energy supplies and raw materials .

The Clean Industrial Deal is expected to be tabled on 26 February 2025. Key areas anticipated in the Deal include a new industrial policy, simplification of administrative procedures, a revision of State aid rules, and measures to lower energy costs and improve the functioning of energy markets.

This workshop, taking place shortly after the Deal is introduced, will examine its proposed measures and assess how they address the challenges faced by EU industry, ensuring competitiveness and decarbonisation. Discussions will also consider the broader geopolitical landscape, particularly the potential withdrawal of the US from the Paris Agreement and China’s strategic investments in Green Deal markets.

[1] Available at: https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/e6cd4328-673c-4e7a-8683-f63ffb2cf648_en?filename=Political%20Guidelines%202024-2029_EN.pdf.