Focus on climate protection, digitalization and electrification
The coronavirus pandemic has led the European Union into the biggest economic crisis since it was founded. It is important that Europe now stands together and throws national egoisms overboard. The ZVEI is calling for the European Council to adopt the Recovery Plan tomorrow and immediately introduce concrete measures to help the member states, regions and economic sectors particularly affected by the pandemic and also to set a sustainable course for growth, competitiveness and future viability.
ZVEI President Michael Ziesemer demands: "The Recovery Plan has the potential to lead the European Union out of the crisis. The financial resources made available should be used in a targeted manner for investments in the Green Deal as well as in a broad-based electrification of all sectors and in digitalization. In this way, there is an opportunity to bring the EU, which has recently been largely dissonant, closer together again and at the same time make it more competitive internationally. The requirements of climate protection and the rapidly advancing digital transformation now require the heads of state and government to take bold action. Then Europe can play a pioneering role internationally in both challenges."
