To save its industry while continuing to get green, Europe draws the « Clean Industrial Deal » – Liberation

This Wednesday, February 26, is an important date for the new European Commission, set up in the fall, perhaps also for the economic construction of the Union. In addition to the omnibus text, presented as a « New compass » Old continent supposed « simplify » The standards but which irritates the defenders of the Green Deal, the Commission also presented the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), inspired in particular by the Draghi reportand its action plan for affordable energy. Decrease in energy prices, decarbonization bank with 100 billion euros, loosening rules on state aid, critical raw materials … « We needed a clear change of CAP so that our industries are fighting on the international scene on the international scene, and, very hot, the CID goes in this direction, reacts the CEO of a leading heavy industry. We will now analyze in detail the concrete proposals that will be made. As for financing, is it a recycling of past announcements or new investments? ”

The energy question is central in the two texts. « Energy prices in Europe are higher than those of its business partners (China and the United States,