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Competition Policy & the Green Deal – Joint Submission of the Alliance for Energy-Intensive Industries
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The Alliance of Energy-Intensive Industries, welcomes that the European Commission has decided to launch the debate on how competition policy can support the European Green Deal. The EU’s competition law rules will have an essential role to play in ensuring that the twin objectives of 1) reaching climate neutrality by mid-century and 2) maintaining a strong industrial base in Europe can be achieved.
In a detailed reported published last year ‘The Industrial Transformation Masterplan’ the framework conditions needed for Energy intensives Industries (EIIs) to transition to climate neutrality were identified. Throughout the report, it was evident that more flexible competition law rules are essential in ensuring these framework conditions can be provided.
Looking ahead, to ensure that EU Competition Law Rules are better aligned with the objectives of the Green New Deal, we recommend the following policies, as highlighted in the attached document.
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Strasbourg, 07 October 2025 – The new trade measure presented today by the European Commission is a long-awaited proposal to forcefully defend the European steel sector, in full respect of WTO rules, from unfair imports flooding the EU market due to massive global overcapacity. The provisions unveiled by the Commission respond to the needs of the sector and represent a real lifeline for EU steelmakers and steelworkers. The European Parliament and the Council should therefore adopt it as a matter of urgency to enable its entry into force at the beginning of 2026, says the European Steel Association (EUROFER).
Brussels, 01/10/2025
With Europe’s steel industry at breaking point, industriAll Europe and the European Steel Association (EUROFER) held an emergency steel social summit to demand urgent action. Ahead of the announced Commission proposal addressing the impact of global steel excess capacity on the EU steel market, due by mid-October, the European social partners are united in calling for robust and effective trade measures. They also insist on fast and urgent implementation of the EU Steel and Metals Action Plan, especially concerning energy prices and demand. Maintaining the level of political ambition as promised in the EU Steel and Metals Action Plan is essential to restore steel’s competitiveness and save its green transition as well as steelworkers’ jobs across Europe.
Brussels, 19 September 2025 – Following today’s meeting between Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefčovič and a delegation of European steel CEOs on the global steel crisis and the challenges facing the EU steel industry amid massive decarbonisation investments:
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