The EESC:

• Argues that economic security should be a core strategic objective of the EU and requires urgent, integrated and coordinated action across policy areas, supported by clearer responsibilities and stronger capacity to anticipate and manage risks;
• Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its internal economic foundations, including competitiveness, innovation and production capacity, macroeconomic stability, secure access to key inputs, skills, and a well- functioning of the single market;
• Highlights the need for stronger public and private investment and financing to support innovation, industrial development and secure, sustainable value chains.