EU Industrial Policy

Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee Paper Industry 29 May 2013 Industrial Policy in Europe Ewa Oney European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry Unit-F3 «Raw Materials, Metals, Minerals and Forest-based Industries»

AGENDA: 1. EU Industrial Policy 2. EU Strategy for forest-based industries 3. European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials

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Industrial Policy EU Industrial Policy • DG Enterprise & Industry • Objective: develop and implement EU Industrial Policy to help provide growth and jobs through enhanced competitiveness and «re-industrialisation» (manufacturing regaining 20% share of GDP) • A Stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery (COM(2012) 582 final of 10.10.2012)

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Industrial Policy EU Industrial Policy – forest-based industries • DG Enterprise & Industry Unit: "Raw Materials, Metals, Minerals & Forest-based Industries", relevant activities to paper sector: • Sectoral policy actions: Forest-based Sector Strategy • European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials • Vigilance and appropriate interventions concerning policies affecting the sector

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2008 Strategy 2008 Strategy for forest-based industries • Communication COM (2008)113: Innovative and sustainable forest-based industries in the EU • Scope: woodworking, pulp & paper, printing • Challenges for the EU Forest-based Industries and actions to address them: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Access to raw materials Impact of climate change policies Innovation, Research and Development Trade and co-operation with third countries Communication and information

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2013 Strategy Revised 2013 Strategy for forest-based industries • Review of the challenges of 2008 Strategy

• Based on contributions from Forest-based Industries Advisory Committee Working Group in 2012 (CEPI active member) • Scope extended: woodworking, furniture, pulp & paper and printing industries

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2013 Strategy Revised 2013 Strategy for forest-based industries • Enhance F-BI competitiveness by focusing on creating growth and jobs through: • boosting the demand and assuring an affordable raw materials supply; • improving resource and energy efficiency; • ensuring a coherent regulatory framework, fostering education, skills & training and promoting research & innovation. • Remedial actions for 2013-2020 address the sector's main challenges

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2013 Strategy Revised 2013 Strategy for forest-based industries Challenges facing the EU forest-based & related industries: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Stimulating growth International competition, trade and co-operation EU Resource efficiency objectives Energy efficiency and costs Raw materials, their sources and their flows Logistics (wood harvesting, infrastructures & transport) Implementation of EU climate policy, including 2020+ Coherence of EU legislation and costs arising Structural adaptation Education, training and skills, including shortages; ageing workforce Innovation & RTD Information, communications and image ENTR F3 G3 ENTR

EIP-RM European Innovation Partnership On Raw Materials • Objective: address challenge of the sustainable supply of raw materials to European economy and society • By bringing together all stakeholders (public & private sector) & a single coherent policy framework: R&D, investment, regulations and standards • Scope: minerals (metallic, industrial and construction), natural rubber, woodworking and pulp & paper • Timeline: 2012: preparation, 2013: programming, 2014-2020: implementation ENTR F3 G3 ENTR

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Orientation level

High Level Steering Group + Sherpa group

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WP3

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Planning / Monitoring

WP5

Actions/Projects Operational groups

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Advice / Implementation

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