Renew Europe calls for a transformative Clean Industrial Deal

Ahead of the European Commission’s forthcoming presentation of the Clean Industrial Deal, Renew Europe, led by President Valérie Hayer, expresses strong support for a competitive and sustainable European industrial sector. Renew welcomes the proposal’s focus on reducing energy costs, facilitating state aid, and strengthening trade defenses whilst keeping our climate ambitions high.

A Green and Competitive Industry

Renew Europe believes the Clean Industrial Deal is a crucial step toward ensuring that European industries remain both innovative and resilient in the global market. The group supports measures that enhance competitiveness while accelerating Europe’s green transition.

Valérie Hayer, President of Renew Europe, said:

"Europe must lead the industrial renewal by making our industries more competitive while staying true to our climate commitments."

Simplify to accelerate

Commenting on the eve of the release of the so called Omnibus proposals which will revise the InvestEU program as well as reporting obligations for companies, Valérie Hayer said:

"We expect the Commission to show that simplification means achieving our policy goals faster and in a simpler, cheaper way."

Renew Europe will nonetheless carefully scrutinise the texts when they arrive in Parliament to make sure that the EU's standards remain high.

A Clear Commitment to Climate neutrality

Renew Europe also expects to see a clear commitment to have a 90% reduction target achieved by 2040:

"If it does, then we’ll have reassurances that this is a ‘stay on course’ Commission", President Hayer concluded.