Sectoral initiatives and overall competitiveness of the EU - Related links

European Commission & Joint Research Centre

• A new European Defence Industrial Strategy: Achieving EU readiness through a responsive and resilient European Defence Industry – European Commission Communication (5 March 2024)
• Establishing the European Defence Industry programme – European Commission proposal for a Regulation [ongoing legislation more info here] (5 March 2024)
• Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership – European Commission Communication (27 February 2024)
• The 2024 Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report – European Commission Communication (14 February 2024)
• Overview of key performance indicators (KPIs) on long-term competitiveness   - European Commission Annex 1 to the Communication (14 February 2024)
• First annual report on key findings from the European Monitor of Industrial Ecosystems (EMI) – European Commission Staff Working Document (14 February 2024)
• Towards a more resilient, competitive and sustainable Europe – European Commission Communication (27 November 2023)
• Addressing medicine shortages in the EU – European Commission Communication (24 October 2023)
• EU Pharmaceutical Package - [ongoing legislation more info here] European Commission proposal for a Regulation and Directive (26 April 2023)
• State of the Union Address  – Speech by President von der Leyen (13 September 2023)
• European Economic Security Strategy – European Commission Joint Communication (10 June 2023)
• Laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents (Cyber Solidarity Act) [ongoing legislation more info here] – European Commission proposal for a Regulation (18 April 2023)
• Building the future with nature: Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU – European Commission Communication (20 March 2023)
• Establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (Critical Raw Materials Act) [ongoing legislation more info here] – European Commission proposal for a Regulation (16 March 2023)
• Long-term competitiveness of the EU: looking beyond 2030 – European Commission Communication (16 March 2023)
• The Single Market at 30 – European Commission Communication (16 March 2023)
• European Union Space Strategy for Security and Defence – European Commission Joint Communication (10 March 2023)
• Competitiveness proofing – European Commission info page (2023)
• A Drone Strategy 2.0 for a Smart and Sustainable Unmanned Aircraft Eco-System in Europe – European Commission Communication (29 November 2022)
• The Defence Investment Gaps Analysis and Way Forward – European Commission Joint Communication (18 May 2022)
• SME Relief Package – European Commission Communication (12 September 2023)
• A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age – European Commission Communication (1 February 2023)
• Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery – European Commission Communication (5 May 2021)
• Strategic dependencies and capacities – European Commission Staff Working Document (5 May 2021)
• SME Test description
• A pharmaceutical strategy for Europe – European Commission Communication (25 November 2020)

Specific sources on the Automotive sector

• The accounting of greenhouse gas emissions of transport services [ongoing, more info here] – European Commission Proposal For a Regulation (11 July 2023)
• Development of Euro 7 emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses [ongoing, more info here] – European Commission Proposal For a Regulation (10 November 2022)
• Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future – European Commission Communication (9 December 2020)
• A new Circular Economy Action Plan: For a cleaner and more competitive Europe – European Commission Communication (11 March 2020)

Specific sources on Artificial Intelligence

• Adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI Liability Directive) – European Commission Proposal for a Directive (28 September 2022)
• Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence 2021 Review – Annex to the European Commission AI Act Proposal (21 April 2021)
• On Artificial Intelligence: A European approach to excellence and trust – European Commission White Paper (19 February 2020)
• Report on the safety and liability implications of Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and robotics – European Commission Report (19 February 2020)

Joint Research Centre

• European Climate Neutral Industry Competitiveness Scoreboard – JRC Annual Report (2023)
• European Climate Neutral Industry Competitiveness Scoreboard – JRC Policy Brief (2023)
• Supply chain analysis and material demand forecast in strategic technologies and sectors in the EU – A foresight study (2023)

European Parliament and Council of the European Union

Regulations and Directives

• Establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem (EU Chips Act) – Regulation (EU) 2023/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13 September 2023)

Reports and studies

• Coordination for EU competitiveness – European Parliament Research Services Study (March 2024)
• General principles of EU industrial policy – European Parliament Factsheet (2023)
• Innovation Policy – European Parliament Factsheet (2023)
• EU competitiveness and global growth – ­European Parliament Research Services Ideas Paper (September 2020)
• Setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles – Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council (17 April 2019)

Specific sources on the Automotive sector

• CountEmissionsEU: Measuring emissions from transport services – European Parliament Briefing (March 2024)
• Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure – Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13 September 2023)
• Concerning batteries and waste batteries – Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12 July 2023)

Specific sources on Artificial Intelligence

• Artificial Intelligence Act [approved but waiting for official pubblication, more details here] – Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (19 April 2024)
• Artificial intelligence act – European Parliament Briefing (March 2024)
• General Purpose Artificial Intelligence – European Parliament Briefing (March 2023)

Additional Articles, Studies and Reports

• Much More than a Market – Enrico Letta's Report on the Future of the Single Market (17 April 2024)
• First presentation of the report on the future of European Competitiveness – Mario Draghi Speech at the High-Level Conference on the European Pillar of Social Rights (16 April 2024)
• A new European deal is needed to improve Europe's competitiveness – BusinessEurope Publication (17 April 2024)
• Putting competitiveness at the forefront of the next political cycle – BusinessEurope Report (10 March 2024)
• Guiding the EU’s quest for economic competitiveness – Politico article by Bruegel Director and Senior fellows (14 February 2024)
• The Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal – Signed by 600+ companies and 200+ associations and unions (2024)
• Building green industries demands urgent investment and solidarity – IndustriAll Position Paper (30 May 2023)
• EU Regional Competitiveness Index 2.0 – Committee of the Regions Working Paper (2023)
• EU Regional Competitiveness Index 2.0 – Committee of the Regions Index (2023)
• More and fair circular economy: towards strategic autonomy for industrial jobs and a cleaner environment – IndustriAll Position Paper (2022)
• Securing Europe’s future beyond energy: Addressing its corporate and technology gap – McKinsey Global Institute Report (2022)

Specific sources on the Automotive sector

• The State of European Transport 2024: Cars – Transport and Environment Analysis (2024)
• Car decarbonisation roadmap – Transport and Environment Study (May 2024)
• Greening corporate fleets: an industrial and social policy for Europe – Transport and Environment Position Paper (May 2024)
• To raise or not to raise: How Europe can use tariffs as part of an industrial strategy – Transport and Environment Briefing (February 2024)
• Europe’s Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) market defies odds but more affordable models needed – Transport and Environment Briefing (February 2024)
• Global and EU auto industry: Full year 2023 – ACEA Report (March 2024)
• CountEmissionsEU Directive – ACEA Position Paper (March 2024)
• Manifesto for a Competitive European Auto Industry, Driving the Mobility Revolution – ACEA Manifesto (November 2023)
• China's New Energy Vehicle Battery Industry – IndustriAll Research Paper (2021)

European Economic and Social Committee

Related EESC Opinions

• INT/1028 "Long-term competitiveness strategy" – Prouzet (ongoing)
• CCMI/227 "Advanced materials for industrial leadership" – Yiapanis/Arroyo Herranz (ongoing)
• CCMI/226 "EU biotech and biomanufacturing initiative" – Marin/Pezzini (ongoing)
• CCMI/224 "Industrial and technological approaches and best practices supporting a water resilient society" – Marin/Bryan (ongoing)
• CCMI/222 "European defence industrial strategy" – Mensi/Pie (ongoing)
• CCMI/214 "Drone industry: a case study for strategic autonomy" – Gkofas /Chazerand (ongoing)
• CCMI/203 "European defence industry programme" – Wróblewski/Uhlig (ongoing)
• CCMI/221 "Communication on availability of medicines" – Relic/Student (2024)
• CCMI/220 "Towards a more resilient, competitive and sustainable Europe" –  Coheur/Taccoen (2024)
• INT/1043 "Developing a new European strategy for the Internal Market: helping our businesses to meet technological, social, environmental and competition challenges" – Parthie (2024)
• INT/1045 "Introducing a European Innovation Stress Test" – Joris (2024)
• CCMI/219 "A European Innovation Stress Test for an innovative and forward-looking industrial policy: the example of the pharmaceutical sector" – Marin/Pezzini (2023)
• REX/579 "European economic security strategy" – Angelova (2024)
• CCMI/218 "Strategic technologies as a driver for European sovereignty and resilience (supplementary opinion to REX/579 "European economic security strategy")" – Mone/Tytgat (2023)
• INT/1033 "Competitiveness and Industry" – Delgado (2023)
• INT/1048 "SME Relief Package" – Mastantuono (2023)
• CCMI/217 "Cyber Solidarity Act" – Fornea/Mazzola (2023)
• CCMI/212 "Securing Europe’s medicine supply: envisioning a Critical Medicines Act" – Pilawski/Student (2023)
• INT/1030 "Pharmaceutical package" – Schaffenrath  (2023)
• CCMI/211 "Critical Raw Materials Act" – Mensi/Pinter (2023)
• INT/1027 "Green Deal Industrial Plan" – Parthie (2023)
• CCMI/215 "EU space strategy for security and defence" – Mensi/Pie (2023)
• CCMI/200 "European Defence Industry reinforcement through procurement" – Mensi/Pie (2022)
• CCMI/198 "Defence Investments Gaps Analysis" – Gkofas/Pie (2022)
• CCMI/195 "Implications of the European Chips Act for defence and aerospace manufacturing" – Mensi/Pie (2022)
• INT/1000 "A competitiveness check to build a stronger and more resilient EU economy" – Ardhe (2022)
• INT/984 "A Chips Act for the EU " – Willems (2022)

Specific opinions the Automotive sector

• CCMI/201 "Review of the CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles" – Bergrath/Bartelloni (2023)
• CCMI/199 "Development of post-Euro 6/VI emission standards for cars, vans, lorries and buses" – Choix/Nelissen (2022)
• CCMI/192 "Addressing structural shortages and strengthening strategic autonomy in the semiconductor ecosystem" – Yapanis/Nelissen (2022)
• INT/960 "CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles" – Bergrath (2021)
• CCMI/181 "The EU mobility strategy and EU industrial value chains: automotive eco-systems approach (own-initiative opinion)" – Schwartz/Schwartz (2021)
• TEN/750 "Regulation on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure" – Comer (2021)
• CCMI/178 "Sustainability requirements for batteries in the EU" – Choix/Uhlig (2021)
• CCMI/170 "Artificial intelligence in the automotive sector (supplementary opinion)" – Samm/Sítarová (2019)
• TEN/696 – "Strategic Action Plan on Batteries (report)" – Lustenhouwer (2019)
• TEN/632 – "Implications of the digitalisation and robotisation of transport on EU policy-making (own-initiative opinion)" – Kyla-Harakka-Ruonala (2017)

Specific opinions on Artificial Intelligence

• INT/1055 "General-purpose AI: way forward after the AI Act" – Parthie (ongoing)
• SOC/803 – "For a pro-worker artificial intelligence: trade unions' role in preventing and minimising the negative impacts on the world of work" – Salis-Madinier (2024)
• TEN/839 "Labour and skills shortages in transport, energy, infrastructure and the digital sector" – Kattnig (ongoing)
• SOC/790 "Fostering opportunities and managing risks from new technologies for public services, the organisation of work and more equal and inclusive societies" – Barbucci (ongoing)
• INT/1011 "Artificial intelligence liability directive" – Robyns De Schneidauer (2022)
• INT/940 "Regulation on artificial intelligence" – Muller (2021)
• INT/939 "Coordinated plan on artificial intelligence" – Gondard-Argenti (2021)
• INT/887 "Building Trust in Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence (Communication)" – Salis-Madinier (2019)