Manufacturing Matters Campaign
Powering Europe’s Competitiveness: Manufacturing Matters
Europe at a Crossroads
Europe stands at a critical crossroads. As global competition intensifies and the urgency of the green and digital transitions grows, our ability to remain a global leader in innovation depends on one thing above all: strong, resilient manufacturing.
Manufacturing is more than factories and production lines. It is the backbone of Europe’s economy, the engine of innovation, and the foundation for sustainable jobs, technological sovereignty, and industrial resilience.
Through this campaign, “Powering Europe’s Competitiveness: Manufacturing Matters,” we call on European policymakers to significantly increase support and funding for manufacturing research and innovation under FP10.
Together with the EFFRA community, industry leaders, researchers, SMEs, and technology providers, we demand that manufacturing remains central to Europe’s future through the Made in Europe Partnership and beyond.
Why This Matters
- Manufacturing research drives Europe’s global competitiveness through advanced technologies such as AI, robotics, digitalisation, and sustainable production.
- It safeguards high-quality employment and value-added industries across the EU.
- It strengthens resilience and strategic autonomy in critical sectors, from clean energy and mobility to high-tech goods and defence.
A strong manufacturing base means a stronger, more prosperous, and more secure Europe.
Our Call to Action
As the EU prepares Framework Programme 10 (FP10), manufacturing-oriented research and innovation must remain a central pillar of Europe’s policy agenda.
We call on European policymakers to:
- Reinforce manufacturing research
- Ensure long-term investment in industrial innovation
- Secure the continuity and ambition of the Made in Europe Partnership
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