Antwerp 20 February 2024 | During the European Industry Summit at BASF in Antwerp, co-organized by essenscia and the European chemicals federation Cefic, more than 70 international CEOs from nearly 20 industry sectors handed the “Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal” to Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday. With this Antwerp Declaration, the companies commit themselves to a sustainable industrial transition, but urgently call for a supportive industrial policy that makes European industry competitive and attractive for investment again.
The Industry Summit took place under the auspices of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in the presence of Flemish Minister-President Jan Jambon. The closing event featured an interactive double discussion with Enrico Letta, the former Italian prime minister who is preparing an independent report on the future of the internal market at the behest of the European Council, and Jo Brouns, who, as Flemish Minister of Economy, temporarily chairs the European Council of Industry Ministers. On the eve of this European industry summit, essenscia organized a high-level dinner in Antwerp for the CEOs present, with Antwerp mayor Bart De Wever as guest speaker.
Press release | 11 April 2024
1,000 companies and organizations from across Europe support the Antwerp Declaration and call for an ambitious European Industrial Deal.
The “Antwerp Declaration” is a wake-up call for policymakers in Flanders, Belgium and Europe to opt for a strategic industrial policy in the interest of the prosperity and well-being of future generations.
Yves Verschueren (essenscia): ‘We urgently need an industrial policy in Europe’
Channel Z | 17-04-2024
Belgian chemical and pharmaceutical companies are struggling. Sales are down 14 percent and never before have factories run at such a low level. A fairer playing field within the unified market is necessary, essenscia says. The industry organization believes Europe needs an “Industrial Deal. Managing director Yves Verschueren explains in the studio of Kanaal Z what essenscia expects from this. He discusses the report of former Italian Prime Minister Letta, which is the basis for a European summit in Brussels.
Ursula von der Leyen: Statement at the European Parliament Plenary | 18-07-2024
A Clean Industrial Deal to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry and a European Competitiveness Fund to support investments in infrastructure and industrial projects, especially in energy-intensive sectors. A few months after the launch of the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal, Ursula von der Leyen, as re-elected European Commission President, announces an ambitious industrial policy.
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