EU manufacturing industries sound the alarm about de-industrialisation: a call to action after the SOTEU address

Brussels, 15 September 2023 –  In the wake of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address, AEGIS Europe, an alliance representing over 20 European manufacturing associations and companies across various industries, sounds an urgent alarm about the deteriorating state of the European Union's manufacturing sector. “Unfair trade practices are on the rise, creating an uneven playing field for EU businesses, while the Union's response completely underestimates the urgency of the situation. The very foundation of our economy, EU manufacturing, is under severe threat because of the twin threats of the sky rocketing energy prices and unfair trade[1] ” commented Inès Van Lierde, co-chair of AEGIS Europe. Read our press release here.

[1] For more details on the AEGIS Europe position please refer to our policy documents here and here.