EU Industry Chief Calls for ‘Made in Europe’ Push

Stéphane Séjourné 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 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, European Union industry chief Stéphane Séjourné said.

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