Press Release: A new industrial policy: creating the conditions for manufacturing to thrive

The European Commission on 5 October 2005 launched a new, more integrated industrial policy to create better framework conditions for manufacturing industries in the coming years. The new EU industrial policy was meant to complement work at Member State level to support a strong and dynamic industrial base. It was to include seven new cross-sectoral initiatives - on competitiveness, energy and the environment, on intellectual property rights, on better regulation, on industrial research and innovation, on market access, on skills, and on managing structural change - which would benefit a wide range of industry sectors. In addition, the Commission brought forward seven new initiatives targeted at specific sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, defence and information and communication technologies. It focuses also on investment in skills and equipping people for change.

European Commission: Pre-Lex: COM(2005)474, Communication from the European Commission: Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: A policy framework to strengthen EU manufacturing - towards a more integrated approach for industrial policy http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier.cfm?CL=en&ReqId=0&DocType=COM&DocYear=2005&DocNum=474

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