The Clean Industrial Deal – The European Commission's new roadmap for strengthening competitiveness and decarbonising European industry

On 26 February 2025, the European Commission presented the Clean Industrial Deal (Commission Communication COM(2025) 85 final), which sets out a comprehensive package of measures to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry. At the same time, the Clean Industrial Deal aims to accelerate the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries and create incentives for investment in clean technologies. Another key objective of the package of measures is to improve access to rare raw materials. The measures proposed in the Clean Industrial Deal, some of which have already been initiated through implementing acts, aim to reduce energy prices in the European Union and strengthen demand for ‘clean’ technologies. Public funds are to be made available for investment in clean technologies and for the decarbonisation of industry, and incentives for private investment are to be created. The availability of rare raw materials is to be achieved by strengthening the circular economy. The Clean Industrial Deal also provides for measures to train workers and further labour policy measures for the transformation of European Member States into decarbonised economies.

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Dr Holger Stappert
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