From farming to Industry: Boosting competitiveness in EU policies

Competitiveness is a key priority of both the Hungarian Presidency and the new von der Leyen Commission for the next political cycle. The issue will be addressed with our members and members' organisations at the extraordinary Group meeting on 8 October in Budapest. The debate will focus on the agri-food and industrial sectors.

The adoption of a New European Competitiveness Deal is a key priority of the Hungarian Presidency in order to put the EU economy back on track and to regain ground on the global stage.  Enhancing Europe's competitiveness will also be a core priority of the next Commission.

This begins stimulating investment, facilitating market access for new technologies and implementing skills and innovation programmes. Efforts to ensure secure and adequate access to key resources like clean energy at competitive prices in the internal market, by building a solid energy network, will be central to better position the industrial strengths of the EU during the transition.

What's true for farming is also true for the industry. The conference, organised by the EESC Employers' Group and its members' organisations in Hungary, aims at identifying concrete solutions for a competitive Europe. It will distil lessons and good practices from both sectors, with the help of various high-level speakers representing national authorities, employers' organisations, business representatives, and EU institutions.