The European Commission has announced in its 2025 work programme the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), a proposed regulation within the Clean Industrial Deal, containing a framework of measures to accelerate industrial capacity and decarbonization in strategic sectors, supporting energy-intensive industries.

The primary objective is to strengthen the EU's industrial base, ensuring that the climate transition becomes a driver of economic prosperity rather than deindustrialization.

The transition to a clean and digital economy represents a major opportunity to renew and strengthen Europe's industrial sector.

Manufacturing is the most important sector of the European Union's economy in terms of its contribution to employment and added value. The EU pursues objectives of economic security, resilience, quality jobs, and climate neutrality, but manufacturing capacity has declined over the past twenty years, despite its essential role in achieving the aforementioned objectives.

The EU's share of global industrial gross value added fell from 20.8% in 2000 to 14.3% in 2020. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen economic resilience while ensuring the achievement of climate and energy objectives. The Commission establishes a general benchmark for industrial production capacity in the Union, arguing that such capacity should aim to represent at lea...