EU Industrial Strategy

European Preference risks raising costs and weakening competitiveness

The debate on European Preference in the EU’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) has largely focused on resilience and reducing strategic dependencies. A new report finds that these objectives may come with significant trade-offs in terms of costs, competition and long-term competitiveness.

Remittering av Europeiska kommissionens förslag till Förordningen om industriell acceleration och omställning (Industrial Accelerator Act, COM (2026/956))

Electricity price relief under CISAF - an analysis of the expected impact

The new state aid framework, CISAF, supports energy-intensive industries to compensate for high electricity costs. But an analysis shows that only certain countries have the possibility to fully utilise the price relief state aid measure.

Bring us Back to Growth!

Europe is in a growth crisis and in dire need of reforms to boost the industry’s competitiveness. Here’s how to do it.

Bring us Back to Growth!

Europe is in a growth crisis and in dire need of reforms to boost the industry’s competitiveness. Here’s how to do it.

An updated mechanism for design protection – the need for action

Modernisation of the design protection has of the European Commission been pointed out as an important part of the Intellectual Property Action Plan, which is a part of the Industrial Strategy as presented in 2020.

An Industrial Emissions Directive fit for a green deal

The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, together with its members, welcome the European Parliament’s approval of a balanced set of revisions to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED).

Confederation of Swedish Enterprise’s input on the EU Net-Zero Industry Act

The European Commission has published a proposal for a Regulation on net-zero industry (NZIA) within the framework of the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the net-zero age.

Lack of consensus over the future of EU industrial policy

The pandemic triggered everything from vaccine nationalism to trade disruption. Intensive discussions are now underway on the EU’s role in global value chains of the future. However, opinions are divided on how the bloc should act going forward.

Behovet av en uppdaterad mönsterrätt

Svenskt Näringsliv välkomnar en modernisering av skyddet för design. Det är ett viktigt initiativ, inte minst eftersom relevanta immaterialrättsliga skydd är viktiga i en hållbar ekonomi.