EU Industry Chief Calls for ‘Made in Europe’ Push

Stephane Sejourne says Europe must back its own production as global trade hardens and competition from China and the United States intensifies.

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 19, 2019. Reuters/Yves Herman

Europe needs to adopt a “Made in Europe” strategy to protect its industrial base and prevent the bloc from becoming economically vulnerable to global rivals, EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne said.

In an op-ed signed by 1,141 business leaders and published this week in multiple European news outlets, Sejourne, the EU French commissioner responsible for prosperity and industrial strategy, said that Europe needs to mirror policies already adopted by its main economic rivals.