{"id":1638,"date":"2025-01-30T16:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T16:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/?p=1638"},"modified":"2026-08-15T21:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T21:26:43","slug":"strategic-dialogue-on-the-future-of-the-european-automotive-industry-will-be-launched-on-30-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/?p=1638&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry will be launched on 30 January\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As announced by President Ursula\u202fvon der Leyen\u202fto the European Parliament on November 27, 2024, the European Commission is launching a Strategic Dialogue with the European automotive industry, social partners and other key stakeholders on 30 January. This initiative underscores the Commission&#8217;s commitment to safeguarding the future of a sector vital to European prosperity, while at the same time advancing its climate goals and broader societal objectives.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1636 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-175409767-612x612-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"464\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-175409767-612x612-1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-175409767-612x612-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-175409767-612x612-1-219x146.jpg 219w, https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-175409767-612x612-1-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/istockphoto-175409767-612x612-1-113x75.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Commission recognizes the urgent need for action to protect the European automotive industry and give it a future within the European Union. Under the leadership of President\u202fvon der Leyen, the Strategic Dialogue aims to engage industry players, social partners, and stakeholders to collaboratively understand challenges, develop solutions, and take concrete action. Within the Commission, Commissioner\u202fTzitzikostas\u202fhas been tasked with developing an action plan for the sector, which will benefit from these discussions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Strategic Dialogue will be chaired by President\u202fvon der Leyen\u202fand consist of regular meetings bringing together industry representatives (manufacturers, suppliers), social partners, Commissioners and other stakeholders, including from civil society. Thematic working groups will then come forward with detailed proposals. Broader consultations with other stakeholders across the industry as well as other parts of the automotive value chain, will also be conducted. The Council and European Parliament will be closely involved throughout the process.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key discussion points will include innovation, clean transition and decarbonisation, competitiveness and resilience, trade relations and international &#8216;level playing field&#8217;, and regulatory streamlining and process optimization. Further information can be found in the annexed\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ac_25_297\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Concept Note<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fthat will guide the discussions in the Strategic Dialogue.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The European Commission is committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure the long-term competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience of the European automotive industry. The Strategic Dialogue is a crucial step towards achieving this goal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Background<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The automotive industry, a cornerstone of the European economy, employs over 13 million people and contributes approximately 7% to the EU&#8217;s GDP. However, this critical industry is facing a period of significant transformation, driven by digitalization, decarbonization, increased competition, and a changing geopolitical landscape.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: JUSTIFY;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These factors are challenging the established strengths of European carmakers. To ensure the industry&#8217;s future competitiveness, the European Commission is launching a Strategic Dialogue. This initiative aims to collaboratively develop and implement solutions to maintain the industry&#8217;s global standing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As announced by President Ursula\u202fvon der Leyen\u202fto the European Parliament on November 27, 2024, the European Commission is launching a Strategic Dialogue with the European automotive industry, social partners and<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1639,"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638\/revisions\/1639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zonecluster.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}