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Ursula von der Leyen — Europe Must Learn to Act
Under Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission has moved beyond regulation towards crisis management, industrial strategy and geopolitical coordination. Her vision is of a Europe capable of acting—but its growing executive ambition raises questions about power and accountability.https://altairmedia.eu/ursula-von-der-leyen-europe-must-learn-to-act/
Britain’s pharma policy is a gift to Ireland
Share this article Here’s a fun fact for you: Ireland, a country of just over 5 million people,…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #AstraZeneca #Brexit #ClinicalTrials #corporationtax #Drugpricing #industrialstrategy #INVESTMENT #Ireland #Lifesciences #MHRA #NHS #Pharmaceuticals #Regulation #VPAG
https://www.europesays.com/britain/99466/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/99466/ Britain’s pharma policy is a gift to Ireland #AstraZeneca #Brexit #Britain #ClinicalTrials #CorporationTax #DrugPricing #IndustrialStrategy #INVESTMENT #Ireland #LifeSciences #MHRA #NHS #Pharmaceuticals #Regulation #VPAG
"... in the last few years, Europe's AI industrial strategy has been characterised by a large degree of magical thinking."
#FrederikeKaltheuner, 2026
https://www.techpolicy.press/is-europe-getting-ai-wrong/
Not just Europe, but yes.
The Trump administration manufacturing economy: an enhanced U.S. industrial policy? | Business Economics https://www.byteseu.com/2238361/ #BusinessAndManagement #Economics #economy #General #IndustrialPolicy #IndustrialStrategy #Manufacturing #PoliticalEconomy/EconomicSystems #PublicPrivatePartnerships #tariffs
Media advisory – Minister Joly to participate in discussion on Canada’s industrial strategy and hold media teleconference during visit to the United Kingdom
LONDON, July 21, 2026 /CNW/ — The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic…
#Canada #ChathamHouse #Economicdevelopment #Industrialstrategy #MinisterofIndustry
https://www.europesays.com/canada/138216/
https://www.europesays.com/people/148182/ Rutte’s ‘Made in NATO’ weapons push collides with EU’s ‘Buy European’ drive – POLITICO #AirDefense #canada #CompetitionAndIndustrialPolicy #DefenseBudgets #Denmark #DonaldTrump #EUBudget #EUUSMilitaryTies #EuropeanDefense #Finland #Germany #IndustrialStrategy #MarkRutte #MilitaryAviation #Missiles #MultinationalDefensePrograms #NATO #NATOSummit #Norway #UKDefense #UnitedStates
Rutte’s ‘Made in NATO’ weapons push collides with EU’s ‘Buy European’ drive – POLITICO
Faced with those restrictions imposed b…
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https://www.europesays.com/nato/7294/
“ #SouthKorea on Monday laid out a sweeping #industrialstrategy centred on #semiconductors and #artificialintelligence, as President #LeeJaeMyung unveiled over $576 billion in #chip #investment to secure global dominance and rebalance growth.” open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
https://www.europesays.com/3086716/ MP raises concerns over steel tariffs after business visit #BrownFuller #business #ConstructionSupplyChain #IndustrialStrategy #JessBrownFuller #Selsey #SpecialistSteel #SteelFabrication #SteelTariffs #tariffs #TradeWar #UKSteelFabricators
EU eyes developing new joint military capabilities to curb reliance on US – POLITICO
However, the initiative is likely to run into obstacles, including capitals being cautious about giving Brussels a say…
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https://www.europesays.com/nato/1390/
Letta: Europe must unite or risk becoming a ‘colony’ of the US and China
Europe must keep accelerating its roadmap to integrate the single market and create a European industrial strategy to…
#Europe #EU #EnricoLetta #European #Europeancompetitiveness #Europeanlevel #Industrialstrategy #ItalianPrimeMinister
https://www.europesays.com/europe/64111/
The EU plots a long game against US digital supremacy.
The EU is moving to counter American dominance in technology by reaching for one of the oldest tools in its arsenal: industrial strategy.
The European Commission’s so-called tech sovereignty plan, unveiled on Wednesday, to reduce Europe’s reliance on the foreign technology providers aims to boost domestic champions rather than shut out American competitors.
European Commission is set to criticise Italy for weak industrial strategy
The European Commission will urge Italy to adopt an industrial strategy aimed at reducing territorial disparities, reform its…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #capitalmarket #competitiveness #industrialstrategy #taxsystem #theCommission #TheEuropeanCommission #UrsulavonderLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/italy/21719/
European Commission is set to criticise Italy for weak industrial strategy
The European Commission will urge Italy to adopt an industrial strategy aimed at reducing territorial disparities, reform its…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #capitalmarket #competitiveness #industrialstrategy #taxsystem #theCommission #TheEuropeanCommission #UrsulavonderLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/italy/21711/
European Commission is set to criticise Italy for weak industrial strategy
The European Commission will urge Italy to adopt an industrial strategy aimed at reducing territorial disparities, reform its…
#Europe #EU #capitalmarket #Competitiveness #European #Industrialstrategy #Italy #taxsystem #theCommission #TheEuropeanCommission #UrsulavonderLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/europe/58711/
https://www.europesays.com/dk/96449/ Beijing threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb China imports – POLITICO #Asia #AsiaEconomy #AsianEconomy #Belgium #Brussels #China #Communications #EUChinaRelations #France #Germany #Imports #IndustrialStrategy #industry #investment #manufacturing #overcapacity #roads #Security #StéphaneSéjourné #Trade #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/people/93181/ Beijing threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports from China – POLITICO #Asia #AsiaEconomy #AsianEconomy #China #Communications #EUChinaRelations #France #Germany #Imports #IndustrialStrategy #Industry #Investment #Manufacturing #Overcapacity #Roads #SECURITY #StéphaneSéjourné #Trade #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
Beijing threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports from China – POLITICO
The statement came in reaction to a meeting of top EU officials on Friday to brainstorm on…
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https://www.europesays.com/3027638/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/994503/ Beijing threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports from China – POLITICO #Asia #AsiaEconomy #AsianEconomy #China #Communications #EU #EUChinaRelations #Europe #European #France #Germany #Imports #IndustrialStrategy #Industry #Investment #manufacturing #Overcapacity #Roads #Security #StéphaneSéjourné #Trade #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
Beijing threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports from China – POLITICO
The statement came in reaction to a meeting of top EU officials on Friday to brainstorm on how…
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https://www.europesays.com/europe/56306/
Beijing threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports from China – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/2063542/ #ASIA #AsiaEconomy #AsianEconomy #China #Communications #EUChinaRelations #Europe #France #Germany #Imports #IndustrialStrategy #industry #investment #Manufacturing #overcapacity #Roads #Security #StéphaneSéjourné #trade #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/3027638/ Beijing threatens retaliation over EU moves to curb imports from China – POLITICO #Asia #AsiaEconomy #AsianEconomy #China #communications #Economy #EconomyOfEU #EconomyOfTheEU #EUEconomy #EUChinaRelations #Europe #france #germany #imports #IndustrialStrategy #industry #investment #manufacturing #overcapacity #roads #security #StéphaneSéjourné #trade #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/be/14835/ Data denial as countries refuse to share arms purchase info with Brussels – POLITICO #AndriusKubilius #Brussels #Data #Defense #EUFunding #EuropeanDefense #HannahNeumann #IndustrialStrategy #Military #Parliament #Procurement #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/dk/79046/ Data denial as countries refuse to share arms purchase info with Brussels – POLITICO #AndriusKubilius #Belgium #Brussels #data #Defense #EuFunding #EuropeanDefense #HannahNeumann #IndustrialStrategy #Military #Parliament #Procurement #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedStates
https://www.europesays.com/people/53247/ Costa breaks ranks on EU-US trade deal, fires warning shot at Trump – POLITICO #AntónioCosta #Borders #Buildings #companies #digital #diplomacy #DonaldTrump #EUUSTradeTalks #Exports #Finland #IndustrialStrategy #Regulatory #SECURITY #Slovenia #StéphaneSéjourné #Tariffs #TeresaRibera #Trade #TradeWar #TransatlanticRelations #Ukraine #UnitedStates #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #WarInUkraine
https://www.europesays.com/people/5364/ Arnault rejects Macron’s call to freeze investment in US – POLITICO #BernardArnault #companies #DonaldTrump #EmmanuelMacron #France #FrenchPolitics #IndustrialStrategy #Investment #Negotiations #Protectionism #Tariffs #Trade #TradeWar #TransatlanticRelations #USPolitics #UnitedStates #war
PORT TALBOT: Steel plan sparks cautious hope — but big questions remain for Welsh jobs
At the heart of the strategy is a push to rebuild domestic steelmaking, including new tariffs on imports, a target for half of UK steel demand to be met at home, and billions in funding to support the industry’s transition.
For communities built around steel, the announcement lands at a critical moment.
In Port Talbot, the shift away from traditional blast furnaces is already under way, while in Llanelli, the Trostre works continues to play a key role in Welsh production. Together, they form part of an industry now facing one of the biggest changes in its history.
Local Labour MP Dame Nia Griffith has backed the plan, arguing it signals a more serious commitment to the sector after years of uncertainty.
Dame Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli, said:
“The steel industry is a vital core element of our economy here in Wales, generating growth and providing thousands of jobs, including hundreds in my own constituency.
“This is a clear, well thought-out, long-term strategy for our steel industry that will help deliver the high-quality steel our country needs for our key infrastructure, our national security and for the wider economy.”
Her support reflects the Government’s central message — that the strategy will not only protect jobs, but put the industry on a more stable footing for the future.
But that optimism is far from universal.
Opposition figures say the plan raises as many questions as it answers, particularly around how much of the promised investment will reach Wales and what role UK steel will play in major future projects.
Trostre Steel Works in Llanelli (Image: Tata Steel)David Chadwick MP, Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Wales, said:
“It is welcome that the Government has finally acted, but this looks like a panicked move after months of delay.
“Since the blast furnaces were switched off, Welsh steel has been left on life support.”
There are also concerns about the UK’s trading position, with warnings that being outside key European arrangements could leave exporters at a disadvantage in one of their biggest markets.
Industry voices have struck a similarly measured tone — welcoming steps to tackle cheap imports while warning that deeper issues remain unresolved.
Unite, which represents many steelworkers across Wales, says the new tariff regime is a positive step, but argues the industry needs a clearer long-term direction.
Sharon Graham, General Secretary of Unite, said:
“Unite welcomes the strengthening of the UK’s tariff regime to prevent the dumping of cheap foreign steel onto the domestic market.
“But this last minute situation is just another reminder that the reactive approach to UK steel that sees it lurch from crisis to crisis needs to be overhauled.”
One of the biggest sticking points is the industry’s shift towards electric arc furnaces — a cleaner form of steelmaking that relies heavily on recycled materials.
While central to the Government’s net zero ambitions, unions have warned that relying too heavily on this approach could limit the UK’s ability to produce certain types of steel.
The hot mill at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks. (Image: Tata Steel)Peter Hughes, Unite regional secretary, said:
“The government must also back the production of virgin green steel as we can’t simply rely on electric arc furnaces to produce all the steel we need.”
Alongside the strategy, ministers have also unveiled a new funding stream aimed at helping areas like Port Talbot adapt to the changes.
The Economic Growth & Investment Fund will offer grants of up to £1.5 million to businesses across Neath Port Talbot, Swansea and Bridgend, targeting sectors such as advanced manufacturing, green energy and digital industries.
Local leaders say it could help soften the economic impact of the transition — if it delivers.
Neath Port Talbot Council leader Cllr Steve Hunt looks out across Port Talbot Steelworks from a hillside vantage point, reflecting on the town’s industrial past and future.Cllr Steve Hunt, Leader of Neath Port Talbot Council, said:
“This fund provides an important opportunity to support businesses that are ready to invest, grow and create new jobs across the region.”
For now, the strategy marks a significant moment for Welsh steel — but not a settled one.
With major changes already under way and more still to come, the focus is quickly shifting from what has been promised to what will actually be delivered.
And for communities across South West Wales, that will ultimately be the measure that matters most.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
One year on: resilience after blast furnace closure
Council leaders reflect on a turbulent year for the steel town.
Work begins on Port Talbot electric arc furnace
A major step in the steelworks’ transition to new technology.
Farage promises “reindustrialisation of Wales”
A headline‑grabbing pledge to revive coal and steel sparks debate.
Government criticised over treatment of steelworkers
Unions and politicians condemn support offered during the transition.
Dramatic video shows final push at Morfa coke plant
Striking footage captures the last days before shutdown.
https://www.europesays.com/uk/827034/ Robert Jenrick reveals Reform’s plan to make UK economy great again | Politics | News #Business #Economy #IndustrialStrategy #Politics(section) #ReformParty #ReformUK #RobertJenrick #UK #UKEnergyPolicy #UnitedKingdom
The man who wants to kick off the fight against right-wing populism – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/1858946/ #AndrejBabiš #Armaments #ArtificialIntelligence #BALKANS #CapitalMarketsUnion #DonaldTrump #Elections #ElectionsInEurope #FarRight #HungarianElections2026 #Hungary #IndustrialStrategy #Israel #JanezJansa #MiddleEast #Military #Palestine #RobertFico #Russia #RussiaSanctions #Slovenia #Space #Technology #Ukraine #ViktorOrban #War #WarInUkraine #Weapons
https://www.europesays.com/dk/32997/ The making of ‘Made in Europe’ – POLITICO #AliceWeidel #Belgium #Brussels #BrusselsPlaybookPodcast #China #CleanIndustrialDeal #Competitiveness #Cyprus #DonaldTrump #Energy #EnergyDependency #EuropeanPolitics #FarRight #France #FriedrichMerz #Germany #IndustrialStrategy #Iran #JordanBardella #MarineLePen #PedroSanchez #Spain #StéphaneSéjourné #UnitedStates #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #WarInIran #WarInUkraine
Mark Carney preaches co-operative federalism but doesn’t practise it
#Canada #MarkCarney #Politics #Federalism #Economy #CooperativeFederalism #CompetitiveFederalism #IntergovernmentalRelations #IndustrialStrategy #CouncilOfTheFederation #NationBuilding
https://the-14.com/mark-carney-preaches-co-operative-federalism-but-doesnt-practise-it/
Europe has the weapons, but still needs America to wage war – POLITICO
The European Union’s defense is often hobbled by the need for unanimity, giving a veto to …
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https://www.newsbeep.com/394831/
"The measures Trump has enacted will not create the strong, well-resourced public systems required to drive innovation that produces broad prosperity. Industrial policy instruments can be powerful, but only when they are embedded in capable institutions and used to solve problems rather than merely reward those with privileged access.
If industrial policy is to deliver for the American people, the Trump administration must demand discipline from CHIPS Act recipients. If the president aims to secure a good deal for taxpayers, then the current approach—in which the state is taking passive equity stakes with no voting rights, no conditions, and no reinvestment requirements—will not suffice.
Trump speaks to the grievances of the working class. Industrial policy can deliver for those voters, but only if contracts require that public investment translates into better wages and more affordable essentials, not just higher stock prices. Placing conditions on government support is not adding bureaucratic red tape. It is the mechanism by which public value is created.
An effective industrial strategy must create wealth through public investment guided by modern-day moonshots, missions that set clear public goals defined by the problem to be solved and the outcomes to be delivered."
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/making-industrial-strategy-great-again#
#PublicInvestment #IndustrialPolicy #IndustrialStrategy #USA
“To deliver the #Carney government’s #industrialstrategy, policy excellence is a must … This may be a tall order for institutions that must cut programs and staff” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/budg... #Canada #Budget2025
Carney budget 2025: Industrial...
Why is rail freight missing from UK’s industrial strategy? http://dlvr.it/TMlgSY #FridayFreightForum #InDepth #IndustrialStrategy
Why is rail freight missing from UK’s industrial strategy? http://dlvr.it/TMlgSl #FridayFreightForum #InDepth #IndustrialStrategy
Surprise, surprise.
This is not an industrial strategy.
Whatever it is, it isn't fit for the coming era of energy descent and ecosystem collapse.
Lower energy costs part of government's 10-year plan for industry - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ljnrrmd7jo
Writing in the FT, Keir Starmer pitches (ahead of today's announcement) Labour's new ten year industrial strategy.... and what word is conspicuously absent? Europe...
He mentions the advantages of three new trade deals the Govt. has concluded, but not the minuscule benefits compared to the loss of easy access to the EU's single market.
A really strong industrial strategy would start with re-establishing friction-free access to the massive market next door!
Today's announcement of Labour's ten year industrial strategy will include money to lower energy costs for (some) energy intensive industries, leaving many sectors (especially retail & hospitality) still paying higher prices than across Europe.
But, little help has yet been offered to consumers whose problems with high energy prices are as pressing as industry's.
So, first conclusion might be the UK's new industrial policy is focussed on supporting energy firms?
“It’s time for #Canada to devise an ambitious #industrialstrategy that catalyzes cross-sector investment aimed at achieving bold ‘ missions’.” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Mark Carney should take Canada...
Ah, a riveting tale of how to build a nuclear navy, because who doesn't want to take career advice from a retired admiral? 😂 Apparently, the way to "revolutionize" is through endless jargon about industrial strategy and AI hardware startups. 🚀📈 Bravo, #ChinaTalk, for presenting groundbreaking insights that are as fresh as a 1950s sitcom! 🕰️
https://www.chinatalk.media/p/rickovers-lessons-how-to-build-a #nuclearnavy #careeradvice #industrialstrategy #AIhardware #1950ssitcom #HackerNews #ngated
The UK has appointed Clare Barclay, Microsoft UK CEO, to lead the new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council. This initiative aims to drive growth across eight key sectors, including tech. Ready to innovate and transform the future! #UKLeadership #ClareBarclay #IndustrialStrategy #Innovation #TechGrowth
Date: 20.11.2024
Time: 16:00 (EET, Helsinki time)
Place: Online
Zoom link
ARGUMENTA DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
A New Approach to Industrial strategy:
Directing the economy toward an inclusive and sustainable future
Mariana Mazzucato
The ReSES project is happy to announce an upcoming online public lecture titled “A New Approach to Industrial Strategy” to be delivered by Mariana Mazzucato. This event is part of the Argumenta Distinguished Lectures series organized by ReSES at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki.
Industrial strategy is experiencing a renaissance. Getting the details right matter. Mission-oriented industrial strategy needs to be more than words if we want to avoid missions becoming part of the problem, not the solution. During this lecture, Professor Mariana Mazzucato will offer insights gained from work with governments around the world – on opportunities ranging from healthy and sustainable housing estates in our local Camden Council to the ecological transition in Brazil – that are advancing new approaches to bring economic, social, and environmental policy goals into alignment at the centre of their growth strategies. She will explore what it takes for governments to design, implement, and govern new industrial strategies and examine the tools, institutions, partnerships, and capabilities governments need to deliver transformative change.
Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose. She is winner of international prizes including the Grande Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana in 2021, Italy’s highest civilian honour, the 2020 John von Neumann Award, the 2019 All European Academies Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values, and 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought. Most recently, Pope Francis appointed her to the Pontifical Academy for Life for bringing ‘more humanity’ to the world.
As well as The Entrepreneurial State: debunking public vs. private sector myths (2013), she is the author of The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy (2018), Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism (2021), and most recently The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies (2023). She advises policymakers around the world on innovation-led inclusive and sustainable growth. Her roles have included for example Chair of the World Health Organization’s Council on the Economics of Health for All, Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, a member of the South African President’s Economic Advisory Council, and the Co-Chair of the Group of Experts to the G20 Task Force for the Global Mobilization against Climate Change.
Funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the ReSES project aims to rethink how economics can better serve society. The project’s Argumenta Distinguished Lectures series provides a platform for leading experts to present ideas that challenge conventional economic thought and promote societal well-being. Professor Mazzucato’s lecture, “A New Approach to Industrial Strategy” is a significant addition to this series.
The lecture is free and open to the public, reflecting the ReSES project’s dedication to making scholarly discussions accessible to a broad audience.
You can join the Zoom webinar via this link
https://tint-helsinki.fi/2024/10/14/20-11-mariana-mazzucato-industrial-strategy-reses-ad-lecture/
#EconomicPolicy #Economics #FinnishCulturalFoundation #IndustrialPolicy #IndustrialStrategy #MarianaMazzucato #ReSES #TINT
Mario #Draghi's call for a European #IndustrialStrategy is salient, but history shows such strategies shouldn't just serve big businesses. We need a plan that empowers people & strengthens democratic control over the digital infrastructure we rely on 👉https://openfuture.eu/blog/draghi_rewriting_or_repeating_eu_tech_history/ #PublicDigitalInfrastructure #EUtech