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Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities
Document ITRE-AM-788891 · COM(2025)0555 – 2025/0555(COD)
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| (20) Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data and AI capacities. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. | (20) Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data and AI capacities. Given their strategic nature, the deployment, ownership and operation of such infrastructures should rely on trusted, EU-based actors wherever possible, in order to reduce strategic dependencies and safeguard the Union's digital sovereignty. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness and technological sovereignty, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. |
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| (20)Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data and AI capacities. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. | (20)Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data and AI capacities. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as rapid response through cooperation between countries where necessary while increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. |
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| (20) Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data and AI capacities. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. | (20) Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data and AI capacities, quantum technologies and superconductors. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. |
Quantum technologies and superconductors are strategic technologies that are increasingly critical to European digital and industrial sovereignty. Their integration into Trans-European digital networks is essential to ensure that European infrastructure remains at the technological frontier and competitive at global level. Explicitly referencing them in this recital aligns the ECF with the Union's quantum and advanced materials strategy.
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| (20) Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data and AI capacities. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. | (20) Furthermore, Trans-European digital networks are essential to interconnect national and international telecommunication networks, enabling seamless, secure cross-border access to high-performance computing, cloud, data, AI capacities, quantum technologies and superconductors. In this regard, it is essential to develop, protect and maintain the infrastructures for competitiveness, such as terrestrial backbone networks and submarine cable infrastructures, ensuring continuity of service in case of incidents as well as increasing the detection capacities in sea basins to enhance undersea cables, as highlighted by the Joint Communication ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’. |
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| (20 a) Union investment in strategic technologies and industrial capacity can only deliver its full impact where companies and regions have access to the skills required to deploy, operate and scale new technologies. The clean and digital transitions involve profound changes in production processes, industrial value chains and occupational profiles. Ensuring the availability of a suitably trained workforce and creating quality jobs are key drivers to EU competitiveness and growth via increasing the productivity and resilience potential of the Union and strengthening specialisation in high value-added sectors. Where skills shortages persist, industrial deployment may slow, innovation diffusion may be constrained, and investment may shift to locations where the necessary capabilities are available. Supporting skills development and workforce adaptation should therefore form an integral component of the Union’s industrial investment strategy. At least 5% of the financial envelope of each policy window should be dedicated to skills development, ensuring that each window accompanies its investments with the necessary workforce investment. That allocation should apply per window to prevent skills investment from being concentrated in a single sector while others face persistent workforce gaps. |
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| (20 b) The implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights is key to achieve long term competitiveness in the EU. The lack of access to finance of microenterprises, social enterprises and social economy is one of the main obstacles to business creation, especially among people furthest from the labour market. The ECF should facilitate the supply of and access to finance for social investments, social enterprises as well as to meet demand from those who need it most, and, in particular, the unemployed, women and vulnerable people who wish to start up or develop a microenterprise. Furthermore, the Union's transition towards its 2030, 2040 and 2050 energy and climate targets and digital economy objectives generate structural economic, industrial and labour market changes whose costs and benefits are not distributed equally across citizens, workers, communities and territories. The ECF should reflect the Union's commitment, enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights, that this transition must be fair and leave no one behind, with particular attention to the most vulnerable citizens, workers and communities. To give operational effect to that commitment, a minimum share of the ECF financial envelope should be dedicated to actions contributing to social objectives. This social floor applies horizontally and is without prejudice to the integration of just and fair transition considerations across all policy windows of the ECF. |
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| (20 c) Erasmus+ mobility makes a significant contribution to the development of transversal competences, notably soft skills such as adaptability, intercultural communication and problem-solving. These competences effectively complement the technical and sector-specific skills that the ECF seeks to reinforce. In this context, synergies between Erasmus+ mobility and ECF-supported skills actions should be promoted, ensuring coherence and mutual reinforcement between the two instruments, while safeguarding the primary focus of the ECF on addressing strategic skills gaps. To this end, the ECF could, where appropriate, support Erasmus+ scholarships in strategic educational fields, with a view to ensuring a sufficient pool of qualified graduates in sectors critical to the objectives of this Regulation. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from vocation training to higher education, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. Skills investment under the ECF should explicitly recognise the contribution of regional vocational and technical training systems as key conduits for deploying emerging technologies in SMEs. Regional dual-training partnerships between vocational centres, technology centres, and industry — such as those fostered by networks like Tknika — should be eligible beneficiaries or co-implementing bodies of ECF skills actions. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs accessible to all , by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment where relevant. The ECF should foster public-private partnerships between and supporting activities of universities, including Universities Alliances, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that "following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan". A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, with particular attention to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between higher education institutions, universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes, acting as eligible partners and beneficiaries of the Fund. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent, including through knowledge transfer, applied research commercialisation and technology uptake across industrial value chains. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. In parallel, enabling societal digital capability — including digital literacy and safe participation in digital environments — strengthens the foundations of long-cycle human capital supporting future productivity and competitiveness. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies, including skills related to sustainability and digital. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital, research excellence and strong higher education systems are key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience, technological leadership and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, higher education institutions, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes, recognising the essential role of universities and higher education institutions in driving innovation, entrepreneurship and industrial competitiveness in the Union. The ECF should also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
Bart Groothuis, João Cotrim De Figueiredo, Morten Løkkegaard, Yvan Verougstraete, Barry Andrews, Sophie Wilmès, Brigitte van den Berg, Elisabetta Gualmini, Michael McNamara, Andreas Glück, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes, with particular attention to addressing the shortage of STEM professionals, including through industry-academic partnerships, specialised internship and apprenticeship programmes, and synergies with the Erasmus+ and Horizon programmes to attract and retain talent in the Union. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
Europe faces a critical shortage of STEM professionals in strategic sectors including clean energy, digital, and defence. The current recital addresses skills generically but does not identify this bottleneck. This amendment ensures targeted attention to STEM talent through industry-academic partnerships, internships and apprenticeships, and creates an operational link with Erasmus+ and Horizon to attract and retain talent in the Union.
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. In parallel, enabling societal digital capability, including digital literacy and safe participation in digital environments that strengthens the foundations of long-cycle human capital, supporting future productivity and competitiveness. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through lifelong learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could support activities of European University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. This would accelerate the upscaling of innovation and learning across Europe based on a systemic and structural long-term collaboration model of European University alliances with their regional stakeholders across Europe. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
The recital highlights the importance of the Union of skills, skills guarantee, skills intelligence as well as upskilling and reskilling actions, all with great relevance to the European competitiveness. It should also highlight the benefits and impact of the ECF support towards the European University alliances. They have established necessary collaborative structures to spread knowledge and innovation across Europe, between universities, businesses, investors, public sector and citizens.
Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Borys Budka, Krzysztof Hetman, Mirosława Nykiel, Adam Jarubas, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Sabine Verheyen
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances. The ECF should also support activities of University Alliances and Erasmus+ Scholarships in strategic educational fields. This should be done in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
The proposed wording should be maintained as introduced by the Commission, with the addition of support for activities of University Alliances and Erasmus+ Scholarships in strategic educational fields.
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the sustainable prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster sustainable prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union economic sectors more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, building strong links between life-long learning, higher and vocational education and training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies and connecting them with regional industrial ecosystems. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF should also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills, including digital skills, needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent and fostering faster uptake of research outcomes and innovative solutions in practice. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, the integration between secondary and tertiary education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all, including the resolution of the STEM problem and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF should also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers and research institutes, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
Addressing Europe's skills gap requires bridging the structural disconnect between secondary and tertiary education and tackling the shortage of STEM graduates that constrains innovation capacity across strategic sectors. Upgrading the support for University Alliances from optional to mandatory and broadening cooperation to include research institutes reinforces the ECF's commitment to building a workforce capable of sustaining long-term European competitiveness.
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, the integration between secondary and tertiary education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all, including the resolution of the STEM problem, and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers and research institutes to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, Centres of Vocational Excellence, and Erasmus+ Scholarships in strategic educational fields. This should be donealso in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through scholarships of excellence in strategic fields under, or in complementarity with, Erasmus+, life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of the European University Alliances, also through industry-academia collaboration, to improve their delivery on innovation, the development of skills and talent, and knowledge valorisation. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, including digital skills for strategic sectors, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
Human capital is central to the Union's competitiveness and resilience. Addressing skills shortages and supporting industrial transformation — including in strategic sectors such as digital, agriculture and agri-food — requires sustained investment in skills development, lifelong learning and quality jobs. The ECF should therefore align investments accordingly, foster public-private partnerships, and contribute to the Union of Skills agenda in support of inclusive and long-term growth.
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances and Centers of Vocational Excellence, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. Social dialogue and collective bargaining are essential to this. Workers are key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. The ECF shall actively create high-quality employment through support for good and fair wages, working conditions, strong social dialogue and collective bargaining, promoting democracy at work, and tackling abuse and exploitation of workers. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that shall enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should provide 14% of its resources to support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
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| (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. | (21) The competitive strength of the Union lies in its people. The Competitiveness Compass identifies promoting skills and quality jobs as a horizontal enabler. The European Council Conclusions highlight that “following the Commission communication of 5 March 2025 on a Union of Skills, further efforts should be made to enhance the acquisition, recognition and retention of skills across the EU, from the building of basic skills to engaging in life-long learning, reskilling and upskilling, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan”. A strong dialogue is part of this. Human capital is key to the prosperity of the Union, its economic resilience and unique social market economy. It is essential to foster prosperity, including high quality jobs, by boosting productivity growth, making Union industries more competitive and innovative, attracting additional investments, and supporting a dynamic single market and enhanced economic security. The ECF should contribute to the Union of Skills12 by supporting the development of a skilled workforce equipped with the specific skills needed in the strategic investment areas of the Fund, through life-long learning, education, training projects and apprenticeships, and the creation of attractive quality jobs accessible to all and by accompanying ECF investments with skills investment to alleviate skills shortages in the given strategic sector of the ECF and indicate when it is included. This includes a Skills Guarantee that should enable workers in sectors undergoing restructuring to upskill and reskill, in line with relevant national, regional and/or sectoral transition strategies. The ECF should support skills intelligence, upskilling and reskilling, and foster public-private partnerships between universities, VET providers, businesses, in particular SMEs, social partners and applied research institutes. The ECF could also support activities of European University Alliances, also in cooperation with employers, to improve their delivery on innovation and the development of skills and talent. |
| 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. | 12 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, The Union of Skills, COM(2025) 90 final, 5.3.2025. |
European University Alliances play and essential role in the development of skills in close coordination with enterprises that are needed on the market.
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| (21a) Stresses that generational renewal in agriculture and rural areas is essential for the Union’s long-term food security, resilience and competitiveness; underlines that the European Competitiveness Fund, notably under the policy window on Health, Biotech, Agriculture and Bioeconomy, should support young farmers and new entrants through targeted investments, innovation support, skills development, access to finance and business advisory services; calls for dedicated actions facilitating farm succession, start-up and scale-up of young farmers, including through innovation, digitalisation and sustainable business models. |
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| (21 a) In order to protect small and medium-sized enterprises that are particularly sensitive to distortions generated by excessive subcontracting, including but not limited to construction, infrastructure and certain manufacturing value chains, it is necessary to address the risks associated with complex and lengthy subcontracting chains. Such chains may undermine fair working conditions, distort competition, weaken the negotiating position of SMEs and hinder effective supervision and enforcement of applicable Union and national labour, social and tax legislation. |
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| (21 a) Considering the heightened conventional and hybrid threats at the Union’s eastern borders, particular attention shall be given to Member States bordering Russia, Belarus and Ukraine and to regions directly affected by the consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Strengthening defence industrial capacity, dual-use infrastructure, military mobility and civil preparedness in these regions contributes directly to the security of the entire Union. |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors . The allocation for the thematic window on "Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation" should be strengthened accordingly, in a technology-neutral manner. In this context, nuclear energy — and in particular the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) — should be explicitly included among the eligible activities of this window, given their contribution to energy security, grid stability and sector coupling. Ensuring adequate support for SMR development would also leverage the long-standing expertise and industrial capacities that several Member States have built in both research and manufacturing in this field, strengthening the Union's global competitiveness in this emerging technology. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies, with full respect for the principle of technology neutrality and recognising the diversity of national starting points, energy mixes and decarbonisation pathways across the Member States. The ECF should support all technologies that materially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including renewable energies, nuclear energy and its supply chain, low-carbon hydrogen, decarbonised and renewable gases, energy efficiency, and carbon capture, utilisation and storage. Affordable and stable energy is a precondition of competitiveness; ECF support shall not penalise Member States choosing a different mix of low-carbon technologies, provided that emission-reduction outcomes are achieved. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
The principle of technology neutrality requires explicit translation into the recital governing the clean transition window, in particular as regards the diversity of national starting points and energy mixes. Thus it is made explicit that categories of low-carbon technologies are eligible for support without excluding any pathway capable of delivering material emission reductions, in line with Article 194(2) TFEU and with the Affordable Energy Action Plan. Stable and affordable energy is a recognised precondition of competitiveness.
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. The allocation for the thematic window on "Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation" should be strengthened accordingly. In this context, nuclear energy — and in particular the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) — should be explicitly included among the eligible activities of this window, given their contribution to energy security, grid stability and sector coupling. Ensuring adequate support for SMR development would also leverage the long-standing expertise and industrial capacities that several Member States have built in both research and manufacturing in this field, strengthening the Union's global competitiveness in this emerging technology. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies, in particular in Member States that require substantial efforts to adapt their industries to EU climate objectives. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors, such as chemical, cement, metallurgical or automotive sectors.. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans and of the Steel and Metals Action Plan. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the achievement of the targets and objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Critical Raw Materials Act), securing a sustainable supply of critical raw materials by boosting the domestic critical raw materials capacity by promoting EU extraction, processing and recycling to diversify value chains, including through modernisation and expansion of existing production capacities. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1724[1] of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
ECF can play an important role in supporting companies in the green transition to meet the EU climate objectives, especially those which are energy intensive and located in Member States that require substantial efforts to decarbonise.
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies, on a technology-neutral basis covering all low-carbon energy sources including nuclear energy, small modular reactors, advanced modular reactors, the closed nuclear fuel cycle and the technologies necessary for the long-term operation and uprating of existing nuclear installations. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries, avoiding regulatory and reporting burdens that would undermine industrial competitiveness, in line with the simplification objectives set out in the Commission Communication on the Road to the next Multiannual Financial Framework.. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising the contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient, renewable and clean energy for all Europeans. In doing so, the ECF could consider, where appropriate, national grid developments identified as essential for the completion of cross-border interconnection projects labelled by the European Commission as Energy Highways. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, nature-positive, climate-neutral, water and climate resilient and bio-based economy, including the clean transition of SMEs, for instance within tourism, transport, construction and other economic sectors. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive, circular and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It will also support Advanced Materials in line with the objectives of the forthcoming Advanced Materials. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the uptake of energy efficient and renewable-based decarbonising solutions by the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies essential to achieve the Union’s climate, environmental and energy objectives. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, anchoring the clean transition and decarbonisation as the main driver of sustainable growth, competitiveness and social justice for European industries, businesses, households and communities. To this end, the ECF will also support decarbonisation with a focus on electrification of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient renewables-based energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, energy-, water- and resource-efficient, renewable-based, climate-neutral, toxic-free, and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in the Union, in line with the objectives of the Industrial Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and zero-emission mobility solutions, contributing to Europe's strategic autonomy, and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in electrification as well as alternative renewable-based propulsion technologies and ramp-up of renewable fuels of non-biological origin, renewable advanced biofuels for the aviation and maritime sectors, zero-emission and active mobility infrastructure, including cycling networks, safe pedestrian infrastructure and sustainable public transport, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. In this framework, the ECF should also play a role in enhancing the robustness and competitiveness of agriculture and agri-food value chains by backing investments that lower energy, labour and water demands and reinforce sustainability at farm and territorial level |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies as well as supporting their path to commercial viability and cost-competitiveness, in particular by accelerating the rollout of mature, first-of-a-kind, low-carbon industrial processes demonstrated in operational environment. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. The development of water-efficient technologies should be supported to ensure that decarbonisation does not exacerbate water scarcity. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, including sustainable biofuels and other renewable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral strategy, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, which may include support for both nuclear energy and renewable energy and other low-carbon energy sources. ECF will also support a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the specific needs that must be taken into account in order to enable the decarbonisation of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies, and its supply chains, especially the added value from intergrating EU clean technologies with energy-intensive industries in need of modernisation. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition, modernisation and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of reviving the European industry by promoting the reasoned development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, ensuring that the clean transition and decarbonisation policies do not impede the competitiveness of European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, ensuring that nuclear energy enjoys the same advantages as renewable energy, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a cost-effective approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing, including flexibility, and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest with priority in electrification wherever technically possible, and, alternatively, sustainable fuels, their related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
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| (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. | (22) The ECF should contribute to the objectives of decarbonising the European industry by promoting the development and deployment of clean technologies. The ECF will support the implementation of the Clean Industrial Deal, turning the clean transition and decarbonisation into a driver of growth and competitiveness for European industries. To this end, the ECF will support decarbonisation with a technology neutral approach, while recognising a contribution of different technologies to grid balancing and sector coupling, to align in particular with the investment needs of energy intensive sectors. Furthermore, it should advance the implementation of the Affordable Energy Action plan, ensuring secure, affordable, efficient and clean energy for all Europeans. The ECF will contribute to the shift towards a decarbonised, circular, resource-efficient, climate-neutral, water resilient and bio-based economy. It will also support sustainable, nature-positive and resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union, in line with the objectives of the forthcoming proposal for the Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act. It should also support the objectives of the Regulation (EU) 2024/172413 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Net-Zero Industry Act), boosting the manufacturing capacity of net-zero technologies and the ramp up of production capacities and investing in related infrastructure. To decarbonise the transport sector, amongst others the ECF will also invest in sustainable fuels, the related dual-use infrastructure and mobile assets as well as in the modernisation and digitisation of transport. |
| 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). | 13 Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (OJ L, 2024/1735, 28.6.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1735/oj). |
Isabelle Le Callennec, François-Xavier Bellamy, Christophe Gomart, Nadine Morano, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Francisco José Millán Mon, Susana Solís Pérez, Carmen Crespo Díaz
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| (22 a) The ECF should establish a dedicated budget line for the maritime industries and their supply chains, including the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, maritime transport, shipbuilding, ship dismantling, marine cables, and ports. This budget line should support marine research and innovation, ocean observation, the clean energy transition and decarbonisation of the sector, including the modernisation and renewal of fleets and infrastructures, the deployment of sustainable and digitalised technologies, and the reduction of emissions. Given the growing strategic importance of the maritime dimension in the EU's defence and security, the ECF should also invest in dual-use maritime capabilities. Beyond the transition, ECF support should drive blue innovation and enable the scale-up of emerging blue technologies to strengthen European maritime manufacturing capabilities, including through the upskilling of the maritime workforce. ECF investment in maritime industries should be consistent with the priorities established under the Common Fisheries Policy, the EU Ocean Pact, the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy, and the EU Ports Strategy. |
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| (22 a) The Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window should support the manufacturing and scaling of strategic clean technologies and their supply chains, contributing to Europe's strategic autonomy and reducing critical external dependencies. This includes support for some relevant Strategic Projects under the Net-Zero Industry Act, the ramp-up of manufacturing capacity for key net-zero technologies, zero-emission mobility solutions and their components, and the strengthening of Union capacity in advanced manufacturing and advanced materials. At least EUR 20 000 000 000 of the window's budget should be dedicated to these clean technology manufacturing activities. Support should prioritise the integration of SMEs and small mid-caps into pan-European strategic value chains and ensure that manufacturing capacity is anchored within the Union, contributing to long-term industrial competitiveness, quality job creation and economic resilience. |
Christian Ehler, Oliver Schenk, Matej Tonin, Adina Vălean, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Hildegard Bentele, Angelika Niebler, Eszter Lakos, Wouter Beke, Radan Kanev, Susana Solís Pérez, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Dimitris Tsiodras, Eva Maydell
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| (22 a) To accelerate industrial decarbonisation at scale while strengthening the Union’s clean technology industrial base, the ECF should enable clean technology and energy-intensive industry packages as an implementation modality under the Energy infrastructure and Industrial decarbonisation window. Such packages should link the modernisation and decarbonisation of existing energy-intensive industrial installations with the scaling of the clean-technology provider and the related European supply chains required for timely delivery, allowing the combination of complementary forms of support within single or coordinated awards. Support should be designed to crowd in private investment, avoid duplication and overcompensation, and be linked to verified milestones or production-linked outputs to ensure effective transformation and delivery. |
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| (22 a) To accelerate industrial decarbonisation at scale while strengthening the Union’s clean-technology industrial base, the ECF should enable "clean technology and energy-intensive industry packages" as an implementation modality under the Energy infrastructure and Industrial decarbonisation window. Such packages should link the modernisation and decarbonisation of existing energy-intensive industrial installations with the scaling of the clean-technology provider and the related European supply chains required for timely delivery, allowing the combination of complementary forms of support within single or coordinated awards. Support should be designed to crowd in private investment, avoid duplication and overcompensation, and be linked to verified milestones or production-linked outputs to ensure effective transformation and delivery. |
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| (22 a) To accelerate industrial decarbonisation at scale while strengthening the Union’s clean technology industrial base, the ECF should enable clean technology and energy-intensive industry packages as an implementation modality under the Energy infrastructure and Industrial decarbonisation window. Such packages should link the modernisation and decarbonisation of existing energy-intensive industrial installations with the scaling of the clean-technology provider and the related European supply chains required for timely delivery, allowing the combination of complementary forms of support within single or coordinated awards. Support should be designed to crowd in private investment, avoid duplication and overcompensation, and be linked to verified milestones or production-linked outputs to ensure effective transformation and delivery. |
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| (22 a) While the ECF should support the clean transition and industrial decarbonisation, such support should not undermine the international competitiveness of Union industry, nor lead to a significant increase in energy prices for households and small and medium-sized enterprises, nor accelerate carbon and investment leakage. When designing actions under this Regulation, particular attention should therefore be paid to their impact on energy costs, regulatory burdens and the risk of relocation of production outside the Union, especially in energy-intensive sectors. The ECF will also support resilient industrial production in energy-intensive industries in the Union. |
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| (22a) It is essential to promote water infrastructure, and it is therefore necessary to create a European water infrastructures plan financed through the ECF that promotes modernisation of the existing water infrastructure and digitalisation of water management systems and innovative technologies for desalination and reclaimed water for agricultural use. Investments made through this European plan are essential for improving efficient water use, strengthening security, the water balance and providing solutions in the face of droughts and flooding to guarantee the availability of water resources for the production sectors. |
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| (22 a) The ECF should contribute to reducing the Union’s external dependencies on strategic resources such as critical raw materials and energy. This can be achieved by shifting towards a sustainable and circular economy, grasping the still underexploited potential of harmonized secondary raw materials use and recycling. Combined with moving towards a swift phase-out of fossil fuel imports, and its accompanying harmful subsidies, achieving strategic autonomy as well as climate neutrality. |
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| (22 a) The principle of technology neutrality shall be safeguarded throughout the implementation of this Regulation. All low-carbon and renewable decarbonisation solutions supporting the Union’s objectives on decarbonization and industrial competitiveness contributing to net greenhouse gas emission reductions shall be considered eligible, including transitional solutions as defined in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EU) 2020/852. |
Nicola Procaccini, Carlo Fidanza, Alessandro Ciriani, Elena Donazzan, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli, Mariateresa Vivaldini
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| (22 a) The implementation of the Fund should respect the principle of technological neutrality, allowing different technological pathways and industrial solutions to compete on equal terms. |
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| (22 b) In view of the very different starting points, energy mixes and industrial structures of the Member States, the clean transition and industrial decarbonisation supported by the Fund should respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. Union-level trajectories and conditionalities should therefore not be applied in a uniform manner where this would disproportionately affect a Member State’s industrial base, employment or energy security. In such cases, the Member State concerned should be able to implement nationally determined pathways, achieving comparable emissions reductions over an appropriate timeframe, adapted to its specific circumstances. |
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| (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23) The ECF should ensure full continuity of LIFE-type activities across policy windows according to their thematic fit, backed by dedicated budget allocations. In particular, under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window, at least EUR 10 000 000 000 should support bottom-up activities covering the clean energy transition, circular economy, water and soil quality for human health, pollution prevention, environmental governance, and operating grants to civil society, equivalent to the LIFE Clean Energy Transition and Circular Economy and Quality of Life sub-programmes. Under the Health, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food and Bioeconomy window, the ECF should support soil health, sustainable land and water management and the reduction of the environmental footprint of agricultural and forestry supply chains. Under the Resilient, Safe and Secure Society, and Space window, at least EUR 6 000 000 000 should support climate resilience, biodiversity protection and ecosystem restoration through nature-based solutions under Article 42a, equivalent to the LIFE Nature and Biodiversity and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation sub-programmes. Access conditions for civil society, non-profit entities and local actors across all three windows should be maintained at least equivalent to those under Regulation (EU) 2021/783 for the period 2021-2027, with application procedures remaining simple, accessible and proportionate to ensure that smaller non-profit entities, local authorities and community organisations can participate on equal terms with larger beneficiaries. |
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| (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23) The ECF will, through its investments in promising environmental technology and through support for cleaner, more efficient and more competitive development and manufacturing processes in important business sectors and in strategic technologies, also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. |
It is important to note that, while the ECF will invest in technology, development and production that promotes environmental improvements, the ECF is not in itself an environmental instrument like the LIFE programme, for example. It is important to avoid overlaps in scope in order to prevent unnecessary ambiguity and administrative burdens for applicants and competent authorities.
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| (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives, especially by financial instruments reducing the green premium and helping bridge the cost gap between clean and incumbent technologies. |
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| (23)The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23)The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including forests, water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution and rapidly treat any areas affected by various types of pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. |
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| (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives, as well as promote new basic research projects with significant application potential. |
Jana Nagyová, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Klara Dostalova, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Anna Bryłka
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| (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including former mining exploitations, including coal and peat exploitations water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. |
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| (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition, Water Resilience and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. |
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| (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. | (23) The ECF will also contribute to protect, restore and improve the quality of the environment, including water management, coast, sea and soil, to reduce pollution, to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and tackle the degradation of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, while enhancing climate and water resilience. The ECF Clean Transition and Decarbonisation window should finance projects that contribute to these objectives. |
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| (23 a) Where financial instruments and business support measures are deployed under the ECF, their implementation should avoid excessive concentration at central level and should allow for the meaningful involvement of competent regional authorities and territorial business support ecosystems, in accordance with the principles of multilevel governance and partnership. This is particularly relevant where supported investments are closely linked to territorial industrial ecosystems, regional value chains or place-based support structures for enterprises. |
Regional authorities and territorial business support ecosystems are often closer to enterprises and better placed to understand the specific features of local production systems, supply chains and investment needs. Their meaningful involvement can improve the accessibility, relevance and effectiveness of ECF financial instruments and business support measures.
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | deleted |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window should promote energy efficiency, energy system integration and non fossil flexibilisation, non-fossil energy storage, renewable energy solutions, demand response, building renovations, innovative efficient renewable based heating and cooling solutions, renewable-based electrification across sectors. The ECF should further support the creation of lead markets and demand-side solutions for clean products, enabling industries, businesses and households to shift towards highly energy efficient and renewable-based buildings, transport and industry with a focus on ensuring a fair and just transition, supporting social schemes that reduce upfront cost barriers for vulnerable households, energy communities and regions in accessing clean technologies and services. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Energy Infrastructure and Affordable Energy window should promote energy efficiency and a reliable, affordable and secure energy supply for European industry and households. All energy technologies shall be eligible for support, including nuclear energy, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), natural gas and coal. The ECF shall not prescribe or privilege any particular energy technology, nor impose decarbonisation conditions as eligibility criteria for energy support. Intermittent energy sources that impose grid balancing costs, backup capacity costs or market distortions on European industry shall not receive preferential treatment under this window. |
Nicola Procaccini, Carlo Fidanza, Alessandro Ciriani, Elena Donazzan, Pietro Fiocchi, Lara Magoni, Francesco Torselli, Mariateresa Vivaldini
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, energy storage, low-carbon and sustainable fuels including biofuels, biomethane, e-fuels and low-carbon hydrogen, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions, covering all technologies listed in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 (Net-Zero Industry Act), in line with the principle of technological neutrality. |
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| (24)Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24)Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions, while contributing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing economic competitiveness and speeding up the transition to a sustainable and climate-neutral economy. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy and nuclear technologies, hydrogen production, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions, in line with EU's technological neutrality approach and respecting Member States to pursue the most effective low-carbon pathways in line with their national energy mixes. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial and Fishing Sector Decarbonisation window shall accelerate the research, development, derisking, demonstration phase and scale-up of energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. Particular attention shall be given to First-of-a-Kind clean technology solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions, as well as the electrification and decarbonisation of industrial processes, the abatement of industrial process emissions, and breakthrough low-carbon industrial technologies. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall, in a technology neutral and performance oriented manner, promote the development and deployment of nuclear energy, renewable energy and other low-carbon energy sources, as well as energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions, as well as all low-carbon energy sources, including nuclear energy and transitional solutions ensuring security of supply and affordability. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote the development of the electricity grid, energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, non-fossil storage solutions and other flexibility solutions, new clean energies, energy renovations, energy communities, and innovative decarbonized heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition, Water Resilience and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy and water efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, new sustainable water sources, hydrogen and its derivatives (including ammonia) and biofuels, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated clean and renewable energy, new energies, grid-supportive, flexible and hydrogen-ready cogeneration, energy renovations and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions, including through collective approaches such as energy communities. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, nuclear technologies (including the fuel cycle), energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
The addition ensures consistency with the Net-Zero Industry Act, which recognizes nuclear fission and related fuel cycle technologies as net-zero technologies contributing to the Union's decarbonization and energy security objectives.
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, nuclear technologies (including the fuel cycle), energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shоuld promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, low-carbon and other clean energy solutions, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy generation, energy distribution, and energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, such as next-generation geothermal energy, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
Christian Ehler, Oliver Schenk, Matej Tonin, Adina Vălean, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Hildegard Bentele, Angelika Niebler, Eszter Lakos, Wouter Beke, Radan Kanev, Susana Solís Pérez, Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Dimitris Tsiodras, Eva Maydell
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Energy Infrastructure, Industrial Decarbonisation and Clean Technology window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated clean and renewable energy including nuclear energy, new energies, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Energy Infrastructure, Industrial Decarbonisation and Clean Technology window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated clean and renewable energy including nuclear energy, new energies, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Public Energy Infrastructure, Industrial Decarbonisation and Green Technologies window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, including geothermal energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, all low-carbon energy sources, including nuclear energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated low carbon energy, renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, nuclear energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, low-carbon energy such as nuclear energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. | (24) Projects and activities under the Clean Transition and Industrial and Fishing Sector Decarbonisation window shall promote energy efficiency, integrated renewable energy, new energies, energy renovations, and innovative heating and cooling solutions. |
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| (24 a) Union public support for renewable energy projects under this Regulation should be guided by the principle of cost-competitiveness and sound financial management. Mature renewable technologies, which have benefited from sustained public support over the past two decades, should progressively transition away from permanent public guarantees and subsidies, ensuring that scarce Union resources are channelled towards technologies and projects that require Union intervention to overcome genuine market failures and reach competitive deployment at scale. |
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| (24 a) The well-established LIFE programme plays a central role in mainstreaming the EU’s environmental and climate objectives and commitments. Therefore, the stand-alone and directly managed programme should keep providing long term and high-quality support for nature conservation, biodiversity restoration, climate adaptation, pollution prevention, urban greening and environmental governance; |
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| (24 b) Given the strategic role of nuclear technologies for the decarbonisation, industrial competitiveness and energy sovereignty of the Union, and considering the existence of a dedicated research and training programme under the Euratom Treaty, nuclear-related activities supported under this Regulation should be closely coordinated with those supported by the Euratom Research and Training Programme 2028-2032. Such coordination should ensure continuity of support throughout the technology readiness chain, from fundamental and applied research to industrial deployment and market uptake, and prevent funding gaps in the development of strategic nuclear technologies, in particular small modular reactors, advanced reactors and the nuclear fuel cycle. |
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| (25)Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a significant portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource productivity, whilst value retention activities such as remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to the bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials. | (25)Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a significant portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource productivity, whilst value retention activities such as recovery of recyclable products for remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to the bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials. The Member States should do more to promote the beneficial effects of the circular economy and of recovery and recycling of materials in order to reduce costs in various fields, through information campaigns aimed at different target groups. |
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| (25) Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a signification portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource productivity, whilst value retention activities such as remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to the bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials. | (25) Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a signification portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource efficiency, whilst value retention activities such as remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to a more sustainable bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials including circular and bio-based solutions in the agrifood sector. The ECF should in particular support waste prevention, remanufacturing, reuse and recycling infrastructure, and the deployment of resource-efficient and circular business models across supply chains. |
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| (25) Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a signification portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource productivity, whilst value retention activities such as remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to the bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials. | (25) Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a signification portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource productivity, whilst value retention activities such as remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to the bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials, as well as to the commercial viability of secondary raw materials markets in the Union for the high-value use of industrial waste streams and scrap. |
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| (25) Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a signification portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource productivity, whilst value retention activities such as remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to the bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials. | (25) Union manufacturing productivity also depends on resource efficiency, with materials input representing a signification portion of production costs. Circular approaches to products and manufacturing boost resource productivity, whilst value retention activities such as remanufacturing, refurbishment and repair, where cost-effective and technologically feasible, could provide significant job opportunities. The ECF should contribute to the bioeconomy, circular economy and access to materials including biomaterials. |
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| (25 a) The Union’s digital ecosystem is characterised by a structural dependence on non-Union undertakings controlling the critical layers of the digital stack, including operating systems, cloud infrastructures, semiconductor architectures and machine-learning frameworks. Across business-to-consumer, business-to-business and public-sector markets, intellectual property “choke points” and platform technologies are predominantly held by third-country enterprises, while Union-based and open-source solutions remain marginal or complementary. Approximately 80% of corporate expenditure on cloud and software services currently flows to non-Union providers, and the Union cloud market is concentrated in the hands of third-country hyperscalers. Most cybersecurity tools and consumer operating systems are likewise controlled by non-Union actors and data stored in Union data centres may remain subject to extraterritorial access under foreign legislation. Such dependencies constitute therefore a strategic vulnerability for the Single Market, exposing it to geopolitical coercion, service disruption and de facto external control over essential infrastructures with cascading disruption across finance, health, energy and transport. Concentrated reliance on closed, proprietary stacks increases security and supply-chain risks, reinforces vendor lock-in and constrains policy autonomy, while persistent outflows of software expenditure risk undermining the Union’s long-term innovation capacity, economic resilience and technological sovereignty. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others, by harnessing the untapped potential of its researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions, infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. Given their strategic importance across the digital, industrial, defence, energy, transport and health ecosystems, semiconductors are a foundational enabling technology for the Union’s competitiveness, economic security and technological sovereignty. Strengthening the resilience, innovation capacity and scaling up of the Union semiconductor value chain, including design, manufacturing, front-end and back-end production, pilot lines, advanced packaging, materials, equipment and related manufacturing processes, is essential to reinforce the Union’s security of supply and reduce strategic dependencies. As investments across the semiconductor value chain require long-term and capital-intensive commitments and constitute infrastructure and industrial capacities of strategic importance, Union support under this Regulation should support the development, expansion, modernisation and operational continuity of capacities across the semiconductor value chain established in the Union. |
Industrial leadership in the Union depends on the availability of microelectronics, including semiconductors, which underpin advanced technologies and applications across multiple sectors. This amendment clarifies the strategic importance of the semiconductor value chain for the Union’s competitiveness, economic security and technological sovereignty across industrial sectors. It also recognises the need to strengthen resilience, scaling-up and operational continuity across the Union semiconductor ecosystem in order to reinforce security of supply and reduce strategic dependencies.
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy while substantially improving energy and resource efficiency to ensure that the digitalisation of our economy does not stall progress on decarbonisation. Public administrations should therefore be incentivised to adopt digital solutions developed and controlled in the Union. To leverage public sector demand and to create scale, enhance credibility and establish reference markets, which are essential for enabling European SMEs and small mid-cap companies to grow and compete globally 1a. |
| 1a https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2025/778576/ECTI_STU(2025)778576_EN.pdf summary of EP study finding |
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| (26)The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26)The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries, by promoting measures to prevent the best researchers from leaving for third countries, and greater protection of patents and inventions of European researchers, as well as their timely implementation. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy by stimulating innovation, increasing the competitiveness of businesses, strengthening cybersecurity, and supporting the sustainable and inclusive digital transformation of economic sectors and public services. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy, including necessary regulatory and legislaure frame that would ensure high ethical standards within implementation of this new technologies. From this perspective, strong societal digital capabilities constitute an integral enabling condition ensuring that investments in advanced digital technologies translate into effective uptake and long-term competitiveness outcomes by strengthening overall uptake capacity across the Union. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can make up for its delays in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others if it uses the untapped potential of our researchers and industries as well as draws inspiration from third countries that have recently achieved spectacular technological progress using alternative models of development. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. It should also rely on open source systems wherever possible in order not to exchange its dependence on private entities in third countries for dependence on private entities established in the Union. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, cloud computing and data infrastructures, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy, ensuring that the opportunities and benefits of the digital transition are accessible to all Member States and societies across the Union, including in less developed regions, so that no country or community is left behind in Europe's path towards digital sovereignty and competitiveness . |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. From this perspective, strong societal digital capabilities constitute an integral enabling condition ensuring that investments in advanced digital technologies translate into effective uptake and long-term competitiveness outcomes by strengthening overall uptake capacity across the Union. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of secure and resilient digital solutions, infrastructures and capacities across the Union, and the development of advanced digital skills, which include cybersecurity and artificial intelligence skills, for the benefit of the European society and economy, in support of the twin green and digital transitions and without undermining environmental and social standards. In line with the Union of Skills, a broader adequate level of digital skills literacy, including basic and intermediate skills, is supported throughout the MFF as they are important to underpin Europe’s competitiveness and resilience. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy, prioritising trusted, EU-based providers in order to strengthen the Union's technological sovereignty, safeguard its critical digital assets, and reduce strategic dependencies on third-country actors. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union should become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the innovative technologies, fundamental and applied research, public-private partnerships, the transition from low to high Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), the development and deployment of digital solutions and research and technological infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. |
Digital leadership is not an aspiration but an imperative. The change from 'can' to 'should' reflects the urgency of the Union's digital transformation agenda. Fundamental and applied research, public-private partnerships and the structured pathway from low to high TRLs are essential mechanisms for converting European research excellence into deployable digital technologies. Research and technological infrastructures are equally indispensable enablers of this ambition.
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union should become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the the innovative technologies, fundamental and applied research, public-private partnerships, the transition from low TRLs to hight TRLs, development and deployment of digital solutions and research and technological infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries, including facilitating access where relevant to the space market for defence, SMEs, mid-caps and start-ups . The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. |
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies, cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. |
Isabelle Le Callennec, François-Xavier Bellamy, Christophe Gomart, Nadine Morano, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Francisco José Millán Mon, Susana Solís Pérez, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Vangelis Meimarakis
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| (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. | (26) The Union can become a global leader in digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, digital identity, semiconductors, robotics, quantum technologies, maritime and space technologies and others by harnessing the untapped potential of our researchers and industries. The ECF should promote the development and deployment of digital solutions and infrastructures and capacities across the Union for the benefit of the European society and economy. |
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| (26 a) To support Europe's leadership in water technologies, the ECF should promote the transition to sustainable and resilient water infrastructure and management, research into and uptake of water-efficient technologies, as well as the employment and skills needed for the twin transitions of the industrial sector, the highly sustainable development of AI and competitiveness. |
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| (27) Chronic underinvestment in the European tech sector is one of the main reasons for the lack of competitiveness of the Union, as compared to our global competitors. Moreover, European sovereignty in digital technologies and infrastructures has become key for our resilience, security and for democracy, as highlighted in the 2025 State of the Digital decade report which also underlined the remaining significant gaps to reach Union’s 2030 goals, notably for the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space technologies, semiconductors, 5G and digital skills. | (27) Chronic underinvestment in the European tech sector is one of the main reasons for the lack of competitiveness of the Union, as compared to our global competitors. Moreover, European sovereignty in digital technologies and infrastructures has become key for our resilience, security and for democracy, as highlighted in the 2025 State of the Digital decade report which also underlined the remaining significant gaps to reach Union’s 2030 goals, notably for the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space technologies, semiconductors, 5G, 6G and digital skills. |
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| (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. | (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies, interoperable standards and secure-by-design solutions. In this regard, Euroepan alternatives should be understood as technologies, infrastructures and services developed, produced or subject to governance frameworks ensuring Union oversight over their security and operational integrity. Where open-source technologies are promoted under this Regulation , their deployment in relevant digital infrastructures should be accompanied by adequate supply chain security measures. |
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| (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. | (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. In this context, it should however also be recognised that digital technologies and infrastructures in the Union are often developed, deployed and operated within globally integrated corporate structures and cross-border value chains. Eligibility conditions under this Regulation should therefore take into account that entities established in the Union may contribute effectively to the Union’s competitiveness, technological sovereignty and security of supply even where they form part of a global group or cooperate with reliable partners from like-minded countries, provided that operational autonomy, the protection of sensitive information and compliance with Union security requirements are ensured. |
The amendment provides interpretative guidance regarding the application of the eligibility criteria. It strengthens the Union’s security objectives while avoiding unjustified or disproportionate exclusion of entities and industrial capacities established in the Union.
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| (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. | (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. The creation of a “EU Software Shield” is therefore key to support the maintenance of critical, foundational layers of the open-source ecosystem in order to ensure long-term stewardship of digital services and critical infrastructure through the setting of minimum thresholds for open-source technologies in work programmes and award procedures. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as domain-specific Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Furthermore, they encompass digital applications and services, such as online platforms and messaging services. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress, sovereignity and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of recognised and certified sovereign digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. |
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| (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. | (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. This includes strengthening digital resilience and safe participation in digital environments, particularly among younger generations who are early adopters of platform-mediated services, as reflected in recent Union initiatives addressing online harms, including the Action Plan against Cyberbullying (COM(2026) 71). Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. |
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| (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. | (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require public and open alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator compared to third-country actors based on tech-militarism, especially by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors where it is meaningful for society and the environment makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. Any uptake of technologies with a potential lopsided impact on society or the environment (such as AI), shall be done with the utmost care and while actively taking measures to reduce this impact |
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| (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. | (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. This includes strengthening digital resilience and safe participation in digital environments, particularly among younger generations who are early adopters of platform-mediated services. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. |
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| (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. | (28) While Europe’s digital transformation is accelerating, the many critical dependencies on non-Union suppliers (from raw materials, advanced semiconductors, and AI chips to systems, infrastructures and services) require European alternatives that protect our supply chains from coercive actions of non-democratic countries, anchor the digital transformation in Europe’s economy, with our shared values as the essential differentiator, including by leveraging the power of open-source technologies. Support for digital leadership is driven by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital area such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, the Cloud and AI Development Act, the Data Union Strategy, the Digital Networks Act, the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act and the Cybersecurity Act, the White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030, and the revision of the EU Chips Act, and by future policy initiatives. The digital areas to invest in include a number of critical frontier technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered digital twins, robotics, semiconductors, autonomous or quantum technologies. They also include key infrastructures such as digital identity, cloud, high performance and quantum computing, communication, advanced underwater observation infrastructure, and sensing infrastructures, digital connectivity networks, including submarine cables, as well as cybersecurity, defence or space capacities. Fostering their uptake across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital start-ups to become globally competitive. Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness, are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF. |
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| (28 a) Critical open source software components and digital commons constitute a foundational layer of open digital infrastructure that powers the Union’s digital economy, supporting public services, industrial competitiveness, innovation, and cybersecurity across sectors. Open source software and open standards play a key role in promoting and enabling transparency, interoperability, security, and innovation, while reducing the risk of vendor lock-in. Achieving technological sovereignty and long-term competitiveness therefore requires a comprehensive funding and investment approach that ensures the long-term maintenance, security, auditability, and reliability of existing open digital infrastructure. This open digital infrastructure is critical to the software and hardware stacks the Union depends on. It is developed, maintained, and improved through decentralised and collaborative processes, and is widely reused across global value chains, including in critical applications. However, despite its systemic importance, such open digital infrastructure frequently suffers from structural underinvestment, fragmented support mechanisms, and a lack of long-term sustainability models, including for maintenance, security work, and resilience-building. To address these challenges, the ECF should fund and support the establishment and scaling of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund providing dedicated, flexible, and sufficiently scaled funding to sustain the critical open digital infrastructure of high public value. Such a Fund should complement existing Union programmes, including those supporting research and innovation, and focus on the maintenance, long-term resilience, sustainability, and further improvement of widely used open technologies, particularly those on which existing public and industrial digital infrastructures are dependent. This funding should be used to procure developer resources to maintain open digital infrastructure, with tailored and facilitated forms of support to be developed in implementation. Such efforts build on the precedent of the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF), which is part of the German Sovereign Tech Agency (STA)1a, and on the existing pilot of an EU Sovereign Tech Fund under the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC). Such actions may be further implemented and scaled through the EDIC. | |
| 1a https://www.sovereign.tech/ |
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| (28 a) Support for digital leadership is driven both by regulatory and non-regulatory Union policy initiatives in the digital domain, including but not limited to initiatives such as strategies, action plans, current and upcoming Union legislation related to artificial intelligence (such as the AI Act, AI Continent and AI Action Plan, the Apply AI Strategy, A European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Science and the Cloud and AI Development Act); interoperability; data and cloud (the Data Union Strategy and the Data Act); digital infrastructure and connectivity (including the Digital Networks Act); submarine cables and cable connectivity initiatives, the EU Action Plan on Cable Security); digital identity and trust services(eIDAS2 and the European Business Wallet proposal); language technologies, quantum technologies including quantum internet infrastructures and secure quantum communication technologies (the EU Quantum Strategy and the Quantum Act); cybersecurity (including the Cyber Resilience Act, the Cyber-Solidarity Act, the Cyber-Resilience Act 2 and the NIS2 Directive); semiconductors (including the Chips Act 2 proposal); and broader strategic initiatives such as the International Digital Strategy for the Union. Support for Digital Leadership should be implemented in coherence with the achievement of the targets and objectives of the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 established by Decision (EU) 2022/2481. |
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| (28 a) In order to strengthen the Single Market and to build an independent, open and healthy digital environment for European consumers, European alternatives are also required in core digital infrastructure and services. The areas to invest in include the development and maintenance of shared infrastructure for social media applications, search index and open web search, cloud certification and open source cloud software, office software solutions, digital advertising solutions, app store protocols, mobile and desktop operating systems, mapping, transportation and geocoding platforms, browser engines, shared technical infrastructure for content detection and moderation, open digital commerce protocols, and hosting infrastructure. In this context, the ECF should dedicate at least 15 bn EUR to European digital public infrastructure to support publicly accessible and publicly owned infrastructure, at least 15 bn EUR to Advanced Tech Manufacturing Capacity to support the ramping up of European manufacturing capacity of strategic digital enablers, and at least 5 bn EUR to support Open-Source Sovereign Software and Digital Ecosystems. |
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| (28 b) Key technology areas to invest in include but are not limited to: artificial intelligence (including AI models, algorithms and tools, AI-powered digital twins, sustainable AI, AI testing and experimentation facilities); high-performance computing and data technologies and infrastructures (including AI Factories, AI Gigafactories, and data spaces); quantum technologies and infrastructures (including computing and simulation, communications, sensing); semiconductors (including microelectronics and photonics, wide bandgap materials and technologies, chip design, process technologies, quantum chips); advanced materials; software technologies and services (including distributed ledger technology); augmented reality and virtual worlds, platforms and media-relevant technologies; robotics (including automation) and additive and digital manufacturing technologies and processes; connectivity technologies and infrastructures (including telco-edge and cloud technologies, internet-of-things, sensing and communication technologies, guidance and navigation technologies, advanced connectivity infrastructures, digital networks, 5G, 6G and other wireless technologies, communication networks - backbone, backhaul and access networks and network resilience, radio spectrum monitoring and spectrum efficiency, submarine cables, advanced underwater observation and repair capacities); new and emerging digital technologies, including hybrid technologies, cross-sectoral digital technologies and applications, including those with dual-use potential and services such as EU Digital Identity Wallets and trust services, European Business Wallets, interoperable digital technologies. Cross-cutting areas include: cybersecurity (including post-quantum cryptography, advanced cybersecurity solutions, national and regional Cyber Hubs; advanced digital skills, upskilling and reskilling, specialised skills development through education and training programmes, industry-led; take-up and deployment networks for AI and other strategic technologies, backbone, backhaul and access support (European Digital Innovation Hubs, the EU for Business Network); standardisation and interoperability. |
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| (28 b) Semiconductors constitute a foundational and enabling technology for the Union’s digital, industrial, defence, energy, transport and health ecosystems. The availability, resilience and scaling-up of semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the Union, including front-end and back-end production, pilot lines, advanced packaging and related manufacturing processes, are critical for the Union’s economic security, technological sovereignty and security of supply. Semiconductor manufacturing facilities require long-term, capital-intensive investment and operate as industrial infrastructure of strategic importance. Union support under this Regulation should therefore explicitly enable and prioritise the development, expansion, modernisation and operational continuity of semiconductor manufacturing capacity established in the Union. |
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| (28 c) Fostering key digital areas across private and public sectors makes our entire economy more competitive, secure, sovereign, and sustainable, fortifying societal resilience and preparedness. Moreover, interoperable digital technologies are driving the modernisation of the public sector, serving for the integration of the single market, which is our most valuable stepping stone for European digital startups and scale-ups to become globally competitive. |
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Nicolás González Casares, Daniel Attard, Sofie Eriksson, Bruno Tobback
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| (28 d) Support for Digital Leadership shall be implemented in particular through the following activities: researching, developing and shaping sustainable core digital technologies; building attractive, competitive, sustainable and resilient digital ecosystems and strengthening the security of supply, including though circular economy strategies; building, developing, modernising, completing and deploying state-of-the-art and sustainable and resource-efficient digital applications, infrastructures and services, including trans-European digital networks; supporting the digital transformation and interoperability of public and private sectors; supporting the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of relevant Union legislation and policy; strengthening the EU cybersecurity ecosystem and enhancing the high level of cybersecurity in the Union in order to support the protection of infrastructures, services and individuals’ digital privacy. To ensure continuity and considering that funding is essential for the long term development and autonomy for the cybersecurity sector, coordination of cybersecurity investments between the Union and the Member States should by the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre (ECCC) and the Network of National Coordination Centres (NCCs), or their possible successors, within the parameters of Regulation (EU) 2021/887, or through any other initiative measures that may be undertaken for this purpose. |
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| (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the Fund in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the EDependency on high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. The NIS Cooperation Group, in cooperation with the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), plays a key role in carrying out EU Coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical and, where relevant, non-technical risk factors in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.14 | (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the Fund in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the ECF. |
| 14 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Text with EEA relevance, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2555/2022-12-27. |
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| (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the Fund in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the EDependency on high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. The NIS Cooperation Group, in cooperation with the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), plays a key role in carrying out EU Coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical and, where relevant, non-technical risk factors in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.14 | (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the ECF in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the EDependency on high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. In this context, the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), in cooperation with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the NIS Cooperation Group, plays a key role in strengthening a robust European cybersecurity community. ENISA , plays a key role in carrying out EU Coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical and, where relevant, non-technical risk factors. The ECCC contributes to research, innovation, capacity building, and the development of cybersecurity solutions across sectors, complementing the activities of ENISA and the NIS Cooperation Group, in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.14 |
| 14 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Text with EEA relevance, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2555/2022-12-27. | 14 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Text with EEA relevance, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2555/2022-12-27. |
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| (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the Fund in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the EDependency on high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. The NIS Cooperation Group, in cooperation with the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), plays a key role in carrying out EU Coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical and, where relevant, non-technical risk factors in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.14 | (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of reliable digital solutions that should be supported across the Fund in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the ECF. Dependency on high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. The NIS Cooperation Group, in cooperation with the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), plays a key role in carrying out EU Coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical and, where relevant, non-technical risk factors in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.14 |
| 14 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Text with EEA relevance, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2555/2022-12-27. | 14 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Text with EEA relevance, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2555/2022-12-27. |
The amendment clarifies the importance of supporting reliable digital solutions in order to strengthen the Union’s security, resilience and technological sovereignty.
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| (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are essentially driven by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the Fund in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the EDependency on high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. The NIS Cooperation Group, in cooperation with the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), plays a key role in carrying out EU Coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical and, where relevant, non-technical risk factors in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.14 | (29) Technological progress and innovation in every economic sector, and thus their productivity and competitiveness are influenced by the integration of sector-specific digital developments and use of digital solutions that should be supported across the Fund in the context of the activities developed in the different policy windows of the ECF. Dependency on high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. The NIS Cooperation Group, in cooperation with the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), plays a key role in carrying out EU Coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical and, where relevant, non-technical risk factors in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.14 |
| 14 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Text with EEA relevance, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2555/2022-12-27. | 14 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 and Directive (EU) 2018/1972, and repealing Directive (EU) 2016/1148; Text with EEA relevance, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2555/2022-12-27. |
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| (29 a) The rapid development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence systems is fundamentally transforming the cybersecurity threat landscape by enabling the automated discovery, exploitation and scaling of software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed and scale; public administrations, critical infrastructure operators and strategic industrial ecosystems within the Union are increasingly exposed to highly sophisticated and rapidly evolving cyber threats; the Union should strengthen its technological and operational preparedness, including by supporting coordinated European capabilities for advanced cybersecurity research, testing, vulnerability management, cyber defence preparedness and trusted cooperation between public authorities, industry, academia and specialised Union-level cybersecurity expertise centres; the Union should promote the accelerated deployment of zero-trust architectures, assume-breach approaches, AI-assisted defensive capabilities, secure-by-design principles and rapid vulnerability remediation mechanisms in order to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the European economy and safeguard strategic sectors and critical services. |
Advanced AI systems are rapidly increasing the scale and speed of cyber threats, exposing critical infrastructure, public services and strategic industries to unprecedented risks. This amendment supports the strengthen of the Union’s preparedness by supporting AI-assisted cybersecurity tools, rapid vulnerability management and coordinated European cyber resilience capabilities.
Lina Gálvez, Elena Sancho Murillo, Nicolás González Casares, Daniel Attard, Sofie Eriksson, Bruno Tobback
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| (29 a) Enhancing the high-level of cybersecurity in the Union is fundamental to ensure its resilience and competitiveness. The ECF should therefore both promote cybersecurity-by-design by incorporating cybersecurity measures in all relevant activities as well as support the competitiveness of the Union cybersecurity ecosystem, notably SMEs, startups and scale-ups. |
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| (29 a) Funding mechanisms shall be significantly accelerated, with clear deadlines and simplified decision-making procedures to ensure timely support for strategic projects. |
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| (29 a) Cybersecurity should be regarded as its own unique domain as well as cross-cutting issue in other domains. |
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| (29 b) In light of the increasing digitalisation and interconnection of energy infrastructure, components integrated into electricity generation, storage and transmission systems may present systemic cybersecurity and operational resilience risks where they are subject to external control, remote access capabilities, or insufficient transparency regarding software integrity and data governance. Such risks may affect the continuity of electricity supply, the stability of the Union’s energy grid, and the security of critical infrastructure. It is therefore necessary to ensure that equipment deployed in projects benefiting from Union funding or connected to critical energy infrastructure complies with high standards of cybersecurity, technical transparency, supply chain resilience, and operational independence, in accordance with the Union’s strategic interests and security objectives. |
Growing cybersecurity and resilience risks associated with digitally connected components used in critical energy infrastructure. The Commission has recently announced measures to strengthen the protection of the Union’s energy networks and to restrict the use of Union funding for projects involving suppliers identified as presenting high cybersecurity risks. The amendment would aligns ECF funding with the Union’s broader objectives on strategic autonomy, supply chain resilience, and the protection of critical infrastructure against cyber and hybrid threats.
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| (29 b) Dependency on third countries high-risk suppliers in critical sectors can pose a strategic risk of foreign interference and jeopardise the Union’s security, resilience and sovereignty. The NIS Cooperation Group, in cooperation with the Commission and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) may carry out coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains, taking into account technical risk factors in accordance with Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 without prejudice to decisions on eligibility for funding under this Regulation. |
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| (29 b) Ensuring the high-level of cybersecurity in the Union, in order to counter risks stemming from dependencies and from unauthorised access by third country authorities, is fundamental to ensure its resilience and competitiveness. The ECF should therefore both promote cybersecurity-by-design by incorporating cybersecurity measures in all relevant activities as well as support the competitiveness of the Union cybersecurity ecosystem, notably SMEs, startups and scaleups. |
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| (29 c) The resilience and the security of European infrastructures are essential for our economy. Financing the cybersecurity of European infrastructures should therefore be ensured, including in European projects such as AI factories and high-performance computing (HPC). Recognising the need for a coordination mechanism among Member States for the development of cybersecurity capacities, as well as the associated governance and budgetary provisions, the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) and National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCC) network serving as enablers of collegial decision-making forum and implementation capability for cybersecurity investments within the EU. The ECF builds on the efforts made to establish a European and national cybersecurity ecosystem, in which NCCs are steadily becoming a trusted partner. |
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| (29 d) Business support offered in the cybersecurity domain, like the provision of financial support to third parties, should leverage existing capabilities such as the NCC network in order to conduct cross-cutting activities focused on strengthening the competitiveness of SMEs. |
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| (30) Europe must protect its security interest against suppliers which could represent a persistent security risk due to the potential interference from third countries as well as their security, notably cybersecurity. It is therefore necessary to reduce the risk of persisting dependency on high-risk suppliers in the internal market, including in the ICT supply chain, as they could have potentially serious negative impacts on security for users and companies across the Union and the Union’s critical infrastructure in terms of the integrity of data and services as well as the availability of service. This restriction should be based on a proportionate risk assessment and associated mitigation measures as defined in the Union policies and laws. | (30) Europe must protect its security interests against suppliers which could represent a persistent security risk due to the potential interference from third countries as well as their security, notably cybersecurity. Particular attention should be given to suppliers operating under legal and governance frameworks that may require cooperation with state authorities, including obligations to provide access to data or infrastructure, which can create risks of foreign interference, espionage or disruption of services. In this context, dependencies linked to certain third countries, including China, have raised concerns regarding the security of critical digital and communication infrastructures, supply chain integrity, and the resilience of essential services, especially where high market concentration or limited alternatives exist. It is therefore necessary to reduce the risk of persisting dependency on high-risk suppliers in the internal market, including in the ICT supply chain, as they could have potentially serious negative impacts on security for users and companies across the Union and the Union’s critical infrastructure in terms of confidentiality, the integrity of data and services as well as the availability of service. This includes strengthening supply chain diversification, promoting trusted vendors, and ensuring that strategic components and services critical to Union security can be sourced or developed within Europe or through reliable partners. This restriction should be based on a proportionate risk assessment and associated mitigation measures as defined in the Union policies and laws. |
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| (30) Europe must protect its security interest against suppliers which could represent a persistent security risk due to the potential interference from third countries as well as their security, notably cybersecurity. It is therefore necessary to reduce the risk of persisting dependency on high-risk suppliers in the internal market, including in the ICT supply chain, as they could have potentially serious negative impacts on security for users and companies across the Union and the Union’s critical infrastructure in terms of the integrity of data and services as well as the availability of service. This restriction should be based on a proportionate risk assessment and associated mitigation measures as defined in the Union policies and laws. | (30) Where market operators face dependencies on suppliers whose products or services may affect the security of critical infrastructures or supply chains, the appropriate response lies within the sectoral legal frameworks established for that purpose, notably Directive (EU) 2022/2555 and relevant sector-specific instruments. The ECF, as an instrument primarily aimed at fostering competitiveness, innovation and strategic autonomy of the Union, should not serve as a vehicle for security-driven market restrictions. Funding decisions under this Regulation should be guided by criteria of technological merit, economic viability and contribution to Union competitiveness. Any restriction adopted on security grounds should be informed by a proportionate risk assessment pursuant to Article 4(2) TEU, taking into account objective and relevant criteria, including the economic implications of supplier substitution for costs, technological performance and the competitiveness of Union operators. |
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| (30) Europe must protect its security interest against suppliers which could represent a persistent security risk due to the potential interference from third countries as well as their security, notably cybersecurity. It is therefore necessary to reduce the risk of persisting dependency on high-risk suppliers in the internal market, including in the ICT supply chain, as they could have potentially serious negative impacts on security for users and companies across the Union and the Union’s critical infrastructure in terms of the integrity of data and services as well as the availability of service. This restriction should be based on a proportionate risk assessment and associated mitigation measures as defined in the Union policies and laws. | (30) Europe must protect its security interest against suppliers which could represent a persistent security risk due to the potential interference from the governments of third countries as well as their security, notably cybersecurity. It is therefore necessary to reduce the risk of persisting dependency on high-risk suppliers in the internal market, including in the ICT supply chain, as they could have potentially serious negative impacts on security for users and companies across the Union and the Union’s critical infrastructure in terms of the integrity of data and services as well as the availability of service. This restriction should be based on a proportionate risk assessment and associated mitigation measures as defined in the Union policies and laws. |
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| (31) A successful deployment of interoperability across borders and sectors has a substantial, untapped potential, especially for the competitiveness of European businesses. Therefore, it is imperative to invest in the development of pan-European digital public infrastructures encompassing interoperable, secure and sovereign digital networks, solutions and services to address the fragmented interoperability landscape across the Union, notably to transform the Member States’ public sector into an interconnected, frictionless, and agile digital ecosystem. The implementation of interoperability by European public administrations at all levels is a precondition for a resilient and innovation-driven public sector which contributes to the Union’s goals of competitiveness, technological sovereignty and security. | (31) A successful deployment of interoperability across borders and sectors has a substantial, untapped potential, especially for the competitiveness of European businesses. Therefore, it is imperative to invest in the development of pan-European digital public infrastructures encompassing interoperable, secure and sovereign digital networks, solutions and services to address the fragmented interoperability landscape across the Union, notably to transform the Member States’ public sector into an interconnected, frictionless, and agile digital ecosystem, including in the area of public health, biotechnology and medical countermeasures, research and innovation. The implementation of interoperability by European public administrations at all levels is a precondition for a resilient and innovation-driven public sector which contributes to the Union’s goals of competitiveness, technological sovereignty and security. |
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| (31) A successful deployment of interoperability across borders and sectors has a substantial, untapped potential, especially for the competitiveness of European businesses. Therefore, it is imperative to invest in the development of pan-European digital public infrastructures encompassing interoperable, secure and sovereign digital networks, solutions and services to address the fragmented interoperability landscape across the Union, notably to transform the Member States’ public sector into an interconnected, frictionless, and agile digital ecosystem. The implementation of interoperability by European public administrations at all levels is a precondition for a resilient and innovation-driven public sector which contributes to the Union’s goals of competitiveness, technological sovereignty and security. | (31) A successful deployment of interoperability across borders and sectors has a substantial, untapped potential, especially for the competitiveness of European businesses and for consumer choice. Therefore, it is imperative to invest in the development of pan-European digital public infrastructures encompassing interoperable, secure and sovereign digital networks, solutions and services to address the fragmented interoperability landscape across the Union, notably to transform the Member States’ public sector into an interconnected, frictionless, and agile digital ecosystem. The implementation of interoperability by European public administrations at all levels is a precondition for a resilient and innovation-driven public sector which contributes to the Union’s goals of competitiveness, technological sovereignty and security. |
Christophe Clergeau, Jean-Marc Germain, Nikos Papandreou, Romana Jerković, Kristian Vigenin, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Victor Negrescu, Estelle Ceulemans, Daniel Attard, Raphaël Glucksmann
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| (31 a) A dedicated Union health programme under the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, such as EU4Health, has demonstrated the added value of Union action in supporting public health policy objectives such as resilience and preparedness, prevention, crisis response, digital health and cross-border cooperation. These experiences should be taken into account in the design of future Union funding instruments in the field of health, with a view to ensuring continuity for key public health objectives. Where relevant, the continuity of support for well-established non-profit organisations contributing to prevention, health promotion and patient engagement at Union level should be ensured. The Commission should present, without delaying implementing or holding up funding, within ECF, a roadmap towards a coherent Union framework for health financing, ensuring strategic coordination between relevant Union instruments such as Horizon Europe, EU4Health, Digital Europe, security and military health investments and Union initiatives, including Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the development of dual-use medical countermeasures. To ensure funding for public health, the ECF must include a specific funding line for EU4Health, and the Commission must propose an appropriate legislative framework for its implementation. Continuity of the current EU4Health lines of action should be ensured. |
Taking into account SANT opinion on ECF, we are asking for a specific funding line for EU4Health in the MFF and a dedicated legislative framework for its implementation
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| (31 a) Public health objectives are distinct in nature yet essential to European competitiveness and thus require dedicated, ring-fenced resources to ensure their effective implementation. The EU4Health Programme under the current MFF demonstrated clear and tangible added value in strengthening health system resilience, cross-border health security, crisis preparedness and equitable access to medicines, results that must be preserved and built upon under the ECF. Health promotion, disease prevention, health system resilience and equitable access to medicinal products and medical technologies cannot be adequately pursued within a broader industrial competitiveness envelope without a guaranteed minimum allocation. A minimum allocation of at least EUR 10 050 000 000 within the Health, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Food and Bioeconomy window should therefore be dedicated to pursue public health objectives and activities. Continued, adequate and predictable funding for civil society organisations active in the health sector should be guaranteed, given their crucial role in prevention, health promotion, patient representation and the implementation of health policies at Union and national levels. |
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| (31 a) To promote broad pan-europan uptake of the Fund and to ensure that strategic competitiveness is supported across all Member States, the Commission should publish an annual scoreboard on geographical participation in the ECF. Where significant disparities emerge, the Commission should introduce targeted support measures, such as dedicated calls, simplified application procedures, enhanced advisory services and differentiated co-financing rates, in order to facilitate access for applicants, in particular those located in rural, remote and less developed regions. |
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| (31 b) In particular, environmental, chemical, social and lifestyle-related exposures are major drivers of health inequalities and non-communicable diseases, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups including children, pregnant women, the elderly and marginalised communities, and placing a significant burden on public health systems and Union competitiveness, therefore it should be tackled under ECF. |
Christophe Clergeau, Jean-Marc Germain, Nikos Papandreou, Romana Jerković, Kristian Vigenin, Thomas Pellerin-Carlin, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Victor Negrescu, Daniel Attard, Raphaël Glucksmann
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to build a truly innovative and resilient health ecosystem, including by strengthening primary care and accelerating the digital transformation of health systems, and to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases including cancer through targeted health promotion and prioritised disease prevention strategies based on the One Health approach and continued investments, including in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical countermeasures and medical devices sectors. Investment in prevention is crucial as it is the most cost-efficient mean to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases. Prevention action should be taken as a priority, across sectoral plans, to coordinate and support Member States in their efforts to step up prevention against the combined, lifelong exposures driving all major non-communicable diseases. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and civilian and military health emergency preparedness, alleviating labour shortages while also supporting health systems that foster innovation and health literacy. In this context, healthcare workforce shortages are a critical factor for the resilience of health systems and the competitiveness of the Union. Targeted investments in the training, specialisation and digital skills of healthcare workers, as well as in digital solutions, including artificial intelligence, aimed at reducing workloads and improving the attractiveness of healthcare professions, should be supported. This includes the development and deployment of data-driven solutions for prevention, screening and innovation. Leveraging health data, including disaggregated data and allowing the systematic, secure, and interoperable linkage of health, environmental, and exposomics data set across the Union are essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making, disease prevention, public health, and evidence based policy. Some Member States currently disaggregate data by either sex or gender. This Regulation should not affect national rules giving effect to such national practices. Reducing health inequalities and ensuring equitable access to healthcare services and treatments across the Union, constitute essential components of a competitive and resilient Union. Fostering innovation and its effective translation into practice remains essential for strengthening Union competitiveness and improving health outcomes. |
Taking into account SANT opinion on ECF, we propose to highlight the importance of prevention actions as it highly contributes to reducing communicable and non communicable disease, and therefore boosting the Union competitiveness. Moreover, we introduce the need for systemactic collection of health, environmental, and exposomics data to enable evidence based health policies.
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases, including emerging, reemerging and neglected infectious diseases, through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies based on the One Health approach and integrating environmental, climate and socio-economic determinants of health, including exposure to air, water and soil pollution, environmental, chemical, biological and social exposures which evidence shows to be major drivers of health inequalities, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups including children, pregnant women, the elderly and marginalised communities, and continued investments, including into non-governmental health organisations and the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors helping ensuring a timely, equal and affordable access to healthcare. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly strengthen societal well-being and the capacity of people to participate in economic life by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. Health activities under the ECF should further address, in a gender-sensitive way, health inequalities and the social determinants of health, including exposure to harmful substances such as PFAS and endocrine disruptors, antimicrobial resistance, and the specific health needs of vulnerable populations, in line with the specific objectives set out in Article 3(2), point (b)(1), and the activities set out in Article 37(1). |
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. In particular, the ECF should support action against the major public health challenges identified at Union level, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, rare diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and conditions associated with healthy ageing, as well as women's health, including reproductive health and fertility, building on Europe's existing plans, the EU Missions under Horizon Europe and other relevant Union strategies and action plans. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. |
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. Such action shall also contribute to strengthening the Union’s strategic autonomy and resilience by supporting the development, scaling-up and diversification of manufacturing capacities for critical medicines, medical devices, active pharmaceutical ingredients and health technologies within the Union, including through the reinforcement of resilient and secure supply chains. |
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. The recognition and support to the development, certification, quality assurance, and long-term operation of non-profit Networks of Excellence dedicated to clinical trial execution are key to enhancing the competitiveness of the European life sciences sector and ensuring citizens benefit from cutting-edge medical care. |
Non-profit certified Networks of Excellence dedicated to clinical trial execution strengthen Europe’s capacity to conduct high-quality, multi-country clinical research and accelerate patients’ access to innovative treatments. Supporting their development, certification and long-term operation enhances the attractiveness and competitiveness of the Union’s life sciences ecosystem, improves the reliability and efficiency of clinical evidence generation, and contributes to more resilient and innovation-driven health systems across the Union.
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through a strong public health infrastructure, targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, focusing on the shortcomings of the current pharmaceutical and medical devices R&D and production system. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost population health and support health systems that drive innovation. |
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and the agri-food sector should be acknowledged as key actors in advancing public health goals, in particular by ensuring access to safe, nutritious and sustainable food and promoting healthy dietary patterns. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. |
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. In particular, the medical Physics is a strategic asset for a modern data-driven healthcare system. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. |
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| (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. | (32) To improve public health and strengthen the competitiveness of the Union, it is crucial to tackle the rise of communicable and non-communicable diseases through targeted health promotion and disease prevention strategies and continued investments, including into the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors. Such action, coupled with fostering effective, accessible, and resilient health systems, can significantly boost workforce productivity by improving population health and alleviating labour shortages, while also supporting health systems that drive innovation. Leveraging health data is essential in those efforts, enabling informed decision-making. In particular, the medical Physics is a strategic asset for a modern data-driven healthcare system. Moreover, fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to marketable solutions is key to enhancing Union competitiveness and also beneficial to reinforcing supply security. |
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| (32 a) The development, validation, integration and deployment of trustworthy AI solutions for healthcare and hospital systems, including in public hospitals and cross-border healthcare networks. Artificial intelligence systems, where developed and deployed in accordance with Union law, can contribute to more resilient, efficient and accessible healthcare systems. In particular, AI-enabled medical imaging, clinical decision-support, triage and care-coordination tools can support the earlier detection of time-critical and high-impact conditions, improve the prioritisation of urgent cases, reduce delays between imaging, diagnosis and treatment, strengthen coordination between clinical teams and optimise hospital workflows and resource allocation. |
Recognises the growing role of trustworthy artificial intelligence solutions in improving the efficiency, resilience and accessibility of healthcare systems and hospital care across the Union. AI-enabled medical imaging, clinical decision-support, triage and care-coordination tools can accelerate the detection and treatment of time-critical conditions, optimise hospital workflows and support better use of clinical resources, while strengthening Europe’s digital health and medical technology ecosystem.
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| (32 a) Fostering innovation by solidifying the evidence-based path from medical breakthroughs to public health solutions is key to enhancing public welfare and health security. Publicly funded research and innovation shall remain in the public domain or be subject to non-exclusive licensing. The ECF shall support open science partnerships, patent pools, and compulsory licensing where needed to ensure affordable access, fair return on public investment, and transparency of public funding in patenting and licensing conditions. A decoupled incentive model, alternative to exclusive intellectual property protections, shall be explored with strict conditionalities on accessibility and availability. |
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| (32 a) The demographic change towards an ageing population is a challenge shared by all Member States and should be recognized as a strategic priority in the allocation of EU innovation funding. Consequently, the European Competitiveness Fund should be mobilised to support the deployment of innovative health and social care technologies, specifically by bridging the financing gap between the piloting phase and scalability in areas where private investment is insufficent or risk-averse. |
The EU grapples with the dual pressures of an aging population and a shrinking workforce, our health and social care systems are under unprecedented strain. The rising demand for services, coupled with a declining pool of skilled professionals, is pushing these systems to their limits. This proposed new recital would directly reflect the Commision's priorities.
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) A more sustainable and circular bioeconomy can be a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy, and contribute to the objectives of the European Health Union, while reducing pressure on the environment and respecting planetary boundaries. As Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, the ECF should promote innovative practices and technologies, including sustainable food and feed production technologies, that reduces resource extraction and consumption, as it will contribute to reducing imports and reinforcing strategic autonomy.. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agrifood, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, with a focus on reducing strategic dependencies on synthetic fertilisers, pesticides, imported feed and fossil fuels, and on supporting a sustainable protein transition including by promoting food system innovation that improves access to nutritious and sustainable foods, encourages healthy diets, and supports the prevention of non-communicable diseases, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to EU food sovereignty and long-term food sustainability in the Union. The ECF should support the transition of these sectors towards a climate-neutral, highly energy efficient, fully renewable-based, climate-resilient, water-smart and nature-positive economy, contributing to the protection and restoration of natural resources including soils, water and pollinators, in line with the specific objectives of the ECF. |
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, including the international competitiveness of Union agri-food exports, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security and continental food autonomy in the Union. The competitiveness agenda for Union agriculture should contribute to securing fair and viable incomes for farmers and decent working conditions for agricultural workers, complementing direct income support under the Common Agricultural Policy. |
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, horticultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. This calls for the allocation of a minimum amount reserved for agriculture and rural areas, as well as budget items aimed at investment in technologies and infrastructures for strengthening water resilience, fisheries and aquaculture. |
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. The ECF should support the competitiveness, scaling and industrial uptake of sustainable bioeconomy value chains, including bio-based materials and technologies, while ensuring regulatory predictability and consistency with existing Union sustainability criteria. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. |
Sustainable bioeconomy value chains can strengthen European competitiveness, resource efficiency and strategic autonomy while supporting the green transition. Scaling bio-based materials and technologies requires investment certainty, predictable regulation and consistency with existing Union sustainability criteria. The amendment clarifies that the Fund should support industrial uptake and market deployment without creating new or overlapping sustainability requirements.
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) The bioeconomy is a strategic growth engine that can strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, industrial base and strategic autonomy. Europe’s bioeconomy contributes to reinforcing key industrial ecosystems, supporting domestic value chains and unlocking value across strategic sectors. It is important to encourage targeted investments and coordinated initiatives at Union and Member State level, while fully respecting national competences, in order to scale up sustainable and market-driven solutions across sectors and regions, in particular for key industries. Particular attention should be given to enhancing the competitiveness, resilience and long-term viability of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, supporting rural and coastal areas and safeguarding long-term food security in the Union. |
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, water resilence, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and outermost regions, and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. |
Krzysztof Hetman, Alexander Bernhuber, Adam Jarubas, Norbert Lins, Borys Budka, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Mirosława Nykiel, Céline Imart, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Herbert Dorfmann, Stefan Köhler, Daniel Buda, Maria Walsh
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, food production, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. |
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| (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. | (33) The bioeconomy is a growth engine that allows Europe to make a success of the green transition, strengthen its competitiveness and strategic autonomy. Although Europe’s bioeconomy is already reshaping industrial ecosystems, reinforcing strategic autonomy, and unlocking value across strategic sectors, it is crucial to strengthen investments, initiatives and strategies at Union and Member State level to bring it from niche to norm across Union sectors and regions to realise its potential, and in particular for key industries. There is a need to foster the competitiveness, sustainability, resilience and fairness of the agricultural, food, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry sectors, of rural and coastal areas and to contribute to long-term food security in the Union. |
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| (33 a) ECF should reflect the importance of the agri food sector for food security, as well as it’s role in strengthening the Union’s strategic autonomy and enhancing it’s resilience and contributing to the diversification of food and feed supply chain, more specifically to reduce our dependence on the import of proteins, fertilisers and energy. The continuity of funding resources for research and innovation to agriculture and food, should be ensured to guarantee strategic preparedness for the Union. The program should therefore support demonstration, scaling-up and deployment of research and innovation such as sustainable and circular fertiliser solutions, biological control solutions and efficacy enhancing technologies, with the view of reducing strategic dependencies and strengthening the resilience and competitiveness of the EU agrifood system. It should also underline the urgent need of public and private research, research infrastructure, demo facilities and up-scaling for plant-based and innovative proteins. |
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| (33 a) The European Competitiveness Fund should incorporate food security and reinforce the competitiveness of the agricultural and food production sectors by ensuring that these priorities receive clear, predictable, and well-targeted support. This requires transparent governance, streamlined procedures, and funding mechanisms that are accessible to all actors, including smaller producers, farmers and SMEs, so that resources are directed where they can deliver the greatest added value for Europe’s long-term resilience, economic strength, and strategic autonomy. |
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| (33a) Reminds that livestock plays an essential role in the circular economy and the upcycling of waste streams from the food industry as well as in multiple sectors. |
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| (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. | (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, with a focus on resource efficiency, waste reduction and the cascading use of biomass, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply while ensuring that biomass sourcing does not lead to deforestation, biodiversity loss, soil degradation or competition with food production. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. |
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| (34)Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. | (34)The development and rapid deployment of proposals for investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap between different regions of the EU and between Europe and other third countries and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their rapid market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. |
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| (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. | (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration, and also through the valorisation of livestock waste and animal by-products. |
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| (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. | (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based energy, fuels, products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. |
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| (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. | (34) Investments, initiatives and strategies are needed to close the innovation gap and accelerate the discovery, development, derisking, demonstration, scale-up of biotech and bioeconomy innovations, to support their market uptake, to provide finance along the innovation journey for start-ups and for scaling up high growth companies, to maximise resource efficiency and to secure sustainably sourced biomass supply. The bioeconomy contributes to decarbonisation, by providing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based products and processes, but also to circularity, the clean transition, carbon farming, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and nature restoration. |
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European Parliament (2026). “AMENDMENTS 568 - 749 - Draft report Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities”. Text, 18 May 2026. docId ITRE-AM-788891. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/ITRE-AM-788891 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/ITRE-AM-788891 (CC BY 4.0). BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 568 - 749 - Draft report Establishing the European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the specific programme for defence research and innovation activities}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-05-18},
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