European Parliament on Thursday 19 June adopted resolution responding the Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal plan. It stresses the need to combine climate action with industrial competitiveness and underscores the importance of the newly established Industrial Decarbonisation Bank.
MEPs advocate for the protection of the EU market from unfair competition and the dumping of industrial overcapacity from third countries. They underline the importance of an effective carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) in the context of phasing out free allowances under the emissions trading system (ETS).
The resolution addresses the importance of regulatory simplification and the need to streamline permitting procedures to support the transition and innovation efforts of small businesses. It calls for simplifying funding applications, reducing reporting obligations, and fast-tracking small projects.
The Clean Industrial Deal offers a strategy for a competitive and decarbonised European industry. – Tom Berendsen (EPP, Netherlands)
MEPs support the Affordable Energy Action Plan and demand measures to boost cross-border energy infrastructure and complete the energy union. The current fragmentation of regulatory oversight and investment planning across Member States is hampering integration and electrification. MEPs also call on Member States, transmission system operators and the Commission to do more to promote cross-border electricity trading.
In focus: energy-intensive industries and clean technologies
“European industry is facing enormous challenges, while a strong industrial base is essential for our competitiveness and strategic autonomy. The Clean Industrial Deal offers a strategy for a competitive and decarbonised European industry (…) We urge the Commission to act without delay and raise its level of ambition. When it comes to industrial policy, European cooperation is more crucial than ever” said Tom Berendsen (EPP, Netherlands).
The Clean Industrial Deal, published by European Commission in February 2025, aims to support the competitiveness and resilience of European industry. It focuses mainly on two sectors: energy-intensive industries (like production of chemicals or steel) and clean technology, and aims to lower energy costs via Affordable Energy Action Plan. The Clean Industrial Deal also seeks to boost demand for clean products, further finance the clean transition and improve circularity, access to critical raw materials and the establishment of sectoral skills for strategic industries.
