European Commission launches strategic automotive dialogue from January

The Dialogue will specifically focus on “fostering data-driven innovation and digitisation based on forward-looking technologies such as artificial intelligence and autonomous driving”; “supporting the decarbonization of the sector in an open technology approach, given its role in achieving Europe’s ambitious climate goals”; “addressing jobs, skills and other social elements in the sector”; “simplifying and modernizing the regulatory framework”, and “increasing demand, strengthening the sector’s financial resources and its resilience and value chain in an increasingly competitive international environment.”

The Strategic Dialogue brings together key stakeholders from across the sector, including European automotive companies, infrastructure providers, trade unions and business associations, as well as parts of the automotive value chain and other stakeholders.

The PD secretary, Elly Schlein, on the sidelines of the work of the European Socialist Party (PES) held in Brussels before the European Council, announced that the Socialists have called for “a European fund on automotive, to avoid succumbing to the Chinese electric car.” The Dem leader explained that “we have brought this idea” to the attention of the Commissioner for Transition, Teresa Ribera, who was present at the work of the PES: “The Commission,” Schlein concluded, “is aware of the sector’s situation.”