On 26 February, just ahead of the first 100 days in office, the European Commission unveiled its “Clean Industrial Deal” (CID). This flagship initiative seeks to align Europe’s climate ambition with competitiveness. Aligned with the Draghi report published last year, the CID gives the European Green Deal an “industrial twist”, focusing on decarbonising “traditional” industries while helping European clean technology production scale-up.

In this episode of Rethinking Europe, we will be joined by Elvire Fabry, Senior Researcher in Geopolitics of Trade at Institut Jacques Delors in Paris and Philipp Jäger, Policy Fellow for European climate and economic policy at the Jacques Delors Centre in Berlin.

We’ll start by taking a closer look at the CID’s strategic direction and its potential to reshape Europe’s industrial landscape. We will also discuss the CID’s new tools, particularly the introduction of “Lead Markets” and “Made in Europe” content requirements and explore how these initiatives could help boost domestic clean technology production. Lastly, we’ll examine the challenges of funding, coordination, and political backing to ensure the CID’s success.

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In this new episode of Rethinking Europe, our host Claudia Azevedo is joined by Poorva Karkare (Policy Officer specialised in African industrialization and regional integration at the ECDPM) and Colette van der Ven (Founder and Director of the Geneva-based consultancy TULIP and associate researcher on trade and environmental sustainability at Europe Jacques Delors). Together, they tackle a critical question: Can the EU build stronger partnerships with developing countries and emerging economies to meet its climate goals?

A key priority of the new European Commission is to secure access to raw materials, clean energy, and technologies while diversifying strategic supply chains. As the EU races to meet its climate goals amid geopolitical tensions, it is deploying a mix of partnerships - from traditional free trade agreements (FTAs) to newer, flexible models like the recently announced Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships (CTIPs). But with partner countries already weighing competing proposals from global powers like China and the US, critical questions emerge: Can the EU craft an offer attractive enough to stand out? What’s missing in the EU’s current strategy? How can its partnerships move beyond rhetoric to deliver mutual gains in practice?

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