In this episode, Marco Mensink, Director General of Cefic and host Francesca Stevens unpack:
- What’s changed since the Antwerp Declaration shook up the EU’s competitiveness agenda?
- With soaring energy costs, does the EU chemical industry still have a future in Europe?
- And can Europe act fast enough to stop the investment drain and revive its industrial base?
This isn’t just about regulation — it’s about geopolitics, growth, and the future of Europe’s economic power.
Delivering on the Competitiveness Compass...with Cefic Director General Marco Mensink
The Reset is a video podcast series exploring what it really takes to make European industry competitive again. Hosted by Francesca Stevens, Secretary General of EUROPEN and Brussels' most prominent champion of the European Single Market, each episode brings together leaders from across Europe's industrial and policy landscape for frank conversations on the forces reshaping the continent's competitiveness, for better and worse.
Across two seasons, The Reset has tackled Europe's aluminium crisis, the automotive sector's EV transition, progress since the Antwerp Declaration, the role of CEOs in policymaking, the implementation gap on the Draghi agenda, and whether Europe's institutions are still fit for purpose. Guests have included heads of industrial sectors such as aluminium, automotive, and chemicals, as well as leading experts on tech and trade policy.
Episodes are recorded at the Bump Policy Experience Space in Brussels, occasionally in front of a live audience. The Reset is produced by Bump and hosted on The Parliament.
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