“If we need to hit the brakes somewhere, we should not hesitate,” the Greek prime minister told the SEV General Assembly, putting industrial competitiveness and energy costs at the heart of Europe’s green-transition debate while announcing €95 million in new support for industry.
Evangelos Mytilineos puts Europe’s central industrial dilemma in stark terms: the green transition cannot come at the expense of competitiveness. He calls for a unified EU energy strategy, common European funding, investment in grids, storage and critical raw materials, warning that Europe must protect its industrial base during the transition — not after it.
A powerful intervention by METLEN’s Executive Chairman on Bloomberg: Europe knows which raw materials are critical, but Washington is moving faster with stronger incentives — while LNG tensions, China’s dominance and geopolitical instability threaten an exceptionally difficult winter.
Maroš Šefčovič is pushing Beijing to share the burden of rebalancing trade — Europe fears a new “China Shock” that could erode industry, jobs and strategic autonomy
