Roadmap to a clean and competitive industry

The proposal aims to bring together two priorities that often clash - climate policy and industrial competitiveness. Parliament is therefore calling for Europe to create favourable conditions for investment in low-emission technologies, while protecting its businesses from cheap imports from countries that do not comply with similarly stringent climate rules.

The plan includes, for example, the creation of a European Industrial Decarbonisation Bank to help finance clean technologies. MEPs also support faster permitting processes and easier access to finance, especially for SMEs.

The Parliament also calls on the Commission to strengthen energy security and energy accessibility - for example through better grid interconnection or greater support for renewables. It also wants the EU to make more consistent use of instruments such as the CBAM (carbon tariff on imported goods) to protect the European market from unfair competition.

Although the resolution is not legally binding, it is a strong political signal that MEPs expect concrete and swift action from the Commission and Member States. Europe needs an industry that is not only clean, but also strong and self-sufficient.