THE ROAD TO 2029
A CECE MANIFESTO FOR THE NEW EU LEGISLATIVE TERM
SETTING THE SCENE The European construction equipment industry forms an integral part of the European engineering sector, comprising 1,200 companies ranging from highly specialised SMEs to large European and multinational companies with production sites in Europe. The European construction machinery sector is at the centre of the global marketplace, with its members manufacturing 20% of the global output of construction equipment. It is also fundamental to consider the sector as part of the larger construction and infrastructure industry, which represents over 10% of EU GDP and 15 million workers. In this framework, CECE supports all actions of the Construction 2050 Alliance, as one of its founding members. Through its ability to deliver a more sustainable built environment, the sector also holds significant potential in turning the Green Deal into a growth strategy, as our industry is an enabler of the green transition. Manufacturers have invested heavily, on their own initiative, in adopting clean technology and reducing emissions in recent decades. Netzero emission technologies are paving the way to decarbonised construction activities in Europe and creating competitive
advantages in the global marketplace. Technology neutral EU policies and enabling factors are fundamental to make sure that construction machinery can help deliver the Green Deal. Fierce competition from other global players, supported by strong national industrial policy strategies and booming infrastructure projects, has brought challenges alongside global integration. An eroding multilateral rules-based trading system, together with geopolitical tensions, bring additional challenges and a need for support to European manufacturing, which must be enabled to compete globally. The next European legislature towards 2030 must be less centred on new rule-making and more on concrete enabling measures to enhance the final goal of reindustrialising Europe for a future-fit and sustainable economy.
A CALL FOR REINDUSTRIALISATION We call for the sustainable reindustrialisation of Europe as the key priority of the next EU legislative mandate. All industrial ecosystems must be able to realise the full potential of the EU Green Deal in a stable regulatory environment and with the proper market surveillance actions.