2017-02 Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

Ahead of the EU Industry Day organised by President Juncker on 28 February, EU Specialty Food Ingredients co-sign, together with 124 other associations from different sectors, a  “Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy”. The paper calls on the European Commission to:

• Reaffirm its commitment to reaching the target of 20 % of GDP from industry, with an ambitious and realistic timeline;
• Adopt and Action Plan to tackle the challenges that the industrial sectors are facing, in the framework of a Communication that would include concrete steps and milestones; and
• Commit to implement this Action Plan in a timely manner and regularly report on progress.