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Mr President, Commissioner, yes, we support you in your efforts to bolster the European steel industry. I also think it is right that trends that are also in evidence in the steel industry, namely simply reducing capacities, are not followed. Just recently I read an article in the press by the President of the European steel industry body that said that 100 000 of the close to 400 000 jobs in the industry would have to be cut, that we had to shed 25 % of capacity – a hard, deep cut.
No, we cannot deal with the problem like this. We must make sure that we stabilise this core industry in the European Union and create prospects for development. This of course was a foundation stone on which the European Union was built. I would like to bring to mind the European Coal and Steel Community, which very successfully developed a research and structural policy for the steel sector. I believe that there should continue to be such a model; work on the further development of the European steel industry should involve three equally represented groups – the Commission, employers and employees.
What we really need are innovations to ensure we have highly flexible steel at our disposal, particularly for the energy transition, an area in which there is undoubtedly demand. We must also ensure that the steel industry can exist in a competitive environment and is not unduly burdened with costs. You therefore have our support to stabilise the European steel industry."@en1
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