The European Council recalled in its conclusions of 23 October 2025 the urgent need to intensify collective efforts to ensure Europe’s industrial renewal, modernisation and decarbonisation in a technologically neutral manner. It underlined in that context that particular attention should be paid to traditional industries, notably the automotive, shipping and aviation industries as well as energy-intensive industries, such as steel and metals, chemicals, cement, glass and ceramics, and pulp and paper, so that they remain resilient and competitive in a global market and a challenging geopolitical environment. In that regard, it welcomed the Commission proposal to protect the European steel sector from unfair impacts of global overcapacity. It also welcomed the Commission’s intention to take forward the review foreseen under Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and it called for the swift presentation of that proposal, taking into account technological neutrality and European content. In that context, the European Council welcomed the letter from the President of the Commission on climate and competitiveness of 20 October 2025.
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