Resilient EU 2030 (resilient supply chains for the ecological transition)


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The unstable geopolitical scenario that has emerged in recent years as a result of contingencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 energy crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine or the most recent conflict between Israel and Palestine is continuously testing the resilience of European industry and compromising the path towards climate neutrality. In response to these circumstances, the European Commission presented the Green Deal Industrial Plan on 1 February 2023, with the aim of strengthening the European industrial value chain. This scheme will serve to improve the competitiveness of the European net-zero emissions industry, while supporting a rapid transition to climate neutrality. The EU Green Deal Industrial Plan sets out the necessary framework for developing Europe's open strategic autonomy.

Open strategic autonomy reflects the need for Member States to reduce their external dependence on energy as much as possible, recognising that there are limits to their own raw material extraction capacities, as well as to the manufacturing capacities of key technologies for the energy transition. It recognises the importance of prioritising certain critical raw materials, as well as forging alliances with reliable partners outside the EU. The recently launched European Action Plan for Wind Energy is an example of the EU's commitment to work towards its open strategic autonomy.

Open strategic autonomy is a key priority for the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU and is present in all political conversations and debates. For this reason, the Presidency worked together with more than 250 experts and 80 ministries from all Member States to produce the so-called Resilient EU 2030 report. This document is a strategic proposal that identifies nine lines of action to strengthen the EU's global competitiveness and resilience, including in the energy sector.

This event brought together different actors from the energy sector to offer a vision of the opportunities and challenges that the energy transition implies for the industrial value chain. Participants had the opportunity to discuss the importance of a resilient and competitive industry for the achievement of climate goals.

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