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CECE
CONSTRUCTION EUROPE
SEPTEMBER 2013
Competitive industrial
production for Europe
out to important people from
the Commission, the Parliament
and the Council, and to establish
an open discussion on how to
keep the European industry
competitive at international level.
As
European
Commission
vice president Antonio Tajani
pointed out in a Communication
in Brussels on 10 October, 2012,
Europe needs its real economy
now, more than ever, to underpin
the recovery of economic growth
and jobs.
Immediate
action
should
contribute to reversing the
current downward trend and to
promoting the re-industrialisation
of Europe.
Currently, industry accounts for
about 16% of GDP in the EU. The
European Commission has set a
goal that industry’s share of GDP
should be around 20% by 2020.
POLITICAL WILL
The political will from the
Commission’s side is, therefore,
clear. The assessment is that
Europe’s industry is well placed to
assume this role.
Europe is a world-leader in
many strategic sectors such
as automotive, aeronautics,
engineering, space, chemicals
and pharmaceuticals. Industry
still accounts for four out of five
of Europe’s exports, and 80%
of private sector research and
development investment comes
from manufacturing.
If confidence comes back, and
with it new investments, Europe’s
industry can perform better and
start growing again.
CECE and CEMA strongly
welcome
the
European
Commission’s commitment to
raising the share of industry in
Europe. Both are committed to
playing an active role in reaching
this 20% target and boosting
growth in Europe.
However, industry needs to
be given the right framework
conditions to deliver growth,
create jobs and compete at
international level. This is what
will be discussed at the summit in
different panels.
Amalia Sartori, Member of
the European Parliament and
chair of the important Industry
Committee of the Parliament, and
Massimo Baldinato, member of
the Cabinet of EU Commission’s
vice president Antonio Tajani,
will open the event with their
contributions.
On behalf of industry, Olof
Persson, president and CEO
of Volvo Group, and Andreas
Klauser, chief operating officer of
Fiat Industrial and president of
Case IH and Steyr, will outline the
perspectives of the sectors and its
political requests.
A panel discussion with
politicians,
legislators
and
industry leaders will look, for
example, at the possibilities of
a better set of “smart”, sector-
specific regulations – how to
make relevant product legislation
more
realistic,
coherent,
internationally aligned and, most
of all, stimulating for innovations
and competition, instead of costly
and burdensome.
The regulatory environment
for construction equipment has
grown into a highly advanced
and complex structure. Smart
regulation has shown it can act
as a force for good. However, the
addition of new rules with only
marginal benefits at exorbitant
compliance costs carries the
risk of killing off innovation,
distorting competition and
disadvantaging the European
industry internationally.
A second round, including
Cem Peksaglam, the CEO of
Wacker Neuson, will focus on
the conditions for maintaining
competitive
production
of
construction
equipment
in
Europe. It will discuss why the EU
should improve the functioning
of the internal market, invest
in infrastructure and develop
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This year’s CECE-CEMA summit in Brussels provides a chance for the
construction machinery industry to talk to the decision makers in Europe
T
he CECE-CEMA Summit
gathers
representatives
from
the
construction
equipment
and
agricultural
machinery industries in order
to discuss various legislative
initiatives affecting the two
industries directly with politicians
and decision makers.
The summit will be held on
October 16 in the European
Parliament, in order to reach
sector-specific approaches to
keep the costs of regulation and
compliance predictable and
manageable for the industry.
It will ask what Europe’s
politicians should do so that the
construction equipment sector
can contribute to the ambitious
target of increasing production in
Europe. It will look at how this can
work in a sector in which Europe’s
share is getting smaller.
At the end of the event, the
presidents of CECE and CEMA will
sign a manifesto with a 10-point
action plan for strong industrial
production in Europe.
CECE SESSIONS
Following this high-level political
event on16October, the following
morning will be dedicated to the
annual CECE information sessions.
The CECE Economic Forum will
put a spotlight on the African
market and the opportunities
it offers for the construction
equipment industry.
Participants will also be offered
a comprehensive overview of the
European and global economies,
as well as the construction
markets, by specialists in
economics and finance.
The joint CECE-CEMA Technical
Forum highlights aspects that are
relevant for upcoming exhaust
emission legislation stages, such
as new requirements for air
quality, engine technology and
alternative fuels.
The conference is open to
company representatives from
the
European
construction
equipment and agricultural
machinery industry, plus invited
guests. Security requirements
mean that attendees must
register online for the summit at
at
least 14 days before the event.
The participation fee is €295
(excluding VAT).
More information on the event
is available on the internet at
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