400 business leaders send urgent call to Heads of State to implement the Clean Industrial Deal following high-level meeting with Commission President.
26 February 2025, Brussels | One year after the launch of the Antwerp Declaration, 400 business leaders have reunited in Antwerp to discuss the just published Clean Industrial Deal with Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen. Ahead of the European Council meeting in March, industry is now calling on EU Heads of State to take urgent action across all EU Member States without any delay.
The message from the industry is loud and clear: Deliver The Deal
To restore investment, safeguard jobs, and build a competitive & sustainable Europe, we need:
Proviron, as a member of CEFIC the European chemical sector federation, supports the call to European politics to take immediate and decisive action. Our CEO, Wim Michiels participated in the meeting to underline the urgency.
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Wim Michiels was honored to represent Proviron and the chemical SME’s of Flanders, Belgium and EU in general during the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Chemical Industry in Europe with Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné and Commissioner Jessika Roswall.
It is clear that our industry is the mother of all industries and fundamental for Europe’s future. Our EU chemical industry supports Europe’s ambitions, but we need to discuss how we achieve these. We cannot deliver on these goals if we lose our industrial base to other regions. We need actions urgently!
We thank the Commission President for her leadership and for recognising the importance of our industry. We look forward to continuing this constructive dialogue and to delivering on a Chemical Industry Action Plan by summer.
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De Europese Commissie kondigde deze week in Antwerpen een nieuwe start voor het industriebeleid aan. De industriëlen reageren voorzichtig optimistisch. “Als de beleidsomslag concreet vorm krijgt, zal de Europese industrie opnieuw investeringen aantrekken”, zegt Yves Bonte, de CEO van Domo Chemicals.
“Belastingen en heffingen verhogen onze elektriciteitsfactuur met een factor 2,5. Op die manier kunnen we moeilijk competitief zijn. Moeten de investeringskosten in de versterking van de transmissienetten doorgerekend worden aan de verbruiker? De aanleg van de autosnelwegen is ook door de maatschappij gedragen. Tegelijk beseffen we dat de budgettaire ruimte heel beperkt is”, zegt Wim Michiels.
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