European Champions and the New Industrial Battlefield
What will it take for Europe to defend its industrial edge?
Europe’s competitive landscape is being reshaped by a new wave of state-subsidised Chinese entrants across ecommerce, retail, pharmaceuticals and advanced manufacturing. The tension is structural: whether Europe can maintain an open market while defending itself against distortions created by overseas industrial policy and large-scale public subsidies.
This Financial Times webinar, hosted in partnership with PPF Group, will bring together senior policymakers, economists, industry executives and academics to examine how Europe should respond to intensifying subsidy-driven competition, what a fair and effective industrial strategy might look like, and where Europe must adapt to safeguard its future competitiveness. Participants will gain clarity on the policy tools available, the political trade-offs involved, and the implications for Europe’s industrial base.
Key Discussion Points
How should Europe balance open competition with the need for scale in strategic industries?
Is the Foreign Subsidies Regulation delivering the clarity and deterrence the EU hoped for?
Where are Chinese supply-side policies creating the greatest distortions in European markets?
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