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President von der Leyen will hold Strategic Dialogue on Steel on 4 March and announces Steel and Metals Action Plan

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The European Commission will set up a Strategic Dialogue on Steel aimed at charting a decisive course for the future of the European steel industry. The initiative underscores the Commission's firm commitment to this strategic sector, recognizing its central role in innovation, growth, employment, and the EU's broader strategic autonomy.

President Ursula von der Leyen (pictured) said: "The steel industry is a key sector of our European single market. At the same time this industry is of utmost importance in our fight against climate change. The Strategic Dialogue will help develop a concrete Action Plan to tackle the unique challenges of this sector in the clean industrial transition. We want to ensure that the European steel industry is both competitive and sustainable in the long-term.”

Prosperity and Industrial Strategy Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné said: “Europe has a plan for its industry: we must produce more, we must produce clean, and we must produce European. This starts with our most strategic sectors: steel is one of them. We must protect our steel sector from unfair foreign competition and boost our own production of clean European steel. This is not only good for the steel sector. It is good for a whole series of other sectors that depend on steel. This action plan is therefore a key component of our industrial competitiveness, and our overall economic security.”

The Dialogue will build upon the foundation laid by the recently published EU Competitiveness Compass and the forthcoming EU Clean Industrial Deal. Key discussion points will include how to enhance competitiveness and circularity, drive the clean transition, decarbonization, and electrification, ensure fair trade relations and an international level playing field. Further information can be found in the annexed Concept Note that will guide the discussions in the Strategic Dialogue.

A press release is available online.

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