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Europe’s clean industrial transition will depend on policies that can unlock investment, strengthen energy systems and support sustainable transport. From Tuesday, 16 to Wednesday, 17 June, AmCham EU travelled to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France for a series of meetings on EU transport, energy and climate policy developments. The delegation engaged with Members of the European Parliament and political group advisers to share business perspectives on Europe’s clean industrial transition. Discussions focused on the Industrial Accelerator Act, the revision of the EU Emissions Trading System, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, the Grids Package and energy security. Members highlighted the need for predictable, technology-neutral rules that support investment, strengthen Europe’s industrial base and preserve openness to trusted partners.

From Tuesday, 16 to Wednesday, 17 June, AmCham EU travelled to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France for a series of meetings on EU trade and external affairs policy developments. The delegation engaged with Members of the European Parliament and political group advisers to share business perspectives on the future of the EU-US relationship. Discussions focused on the need to reset transatlantic trade and investment ties, strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and preserve open, rules-based markets. Members also highlighted the importance of avoiding tariffs, reducing regulatory complexity, deepening cooperation on economic security, critical supply chains and digital policy as well as ensuring that resilience measures remain proportionate, predictable and open to trusted partners.

Predictability in EU-US relations, Europe’s competitiveness agenda and the future of the Single Market were centre stage during AmCham EU’s Executive Council Spring Plenary on Monday, 8 and Tuesday, 9 June. Our senior business leaders met with EU, US and Member State policymakers to discuss the pressures shaping investment decisions in Europe. The group engaged with the following officials: Tomas Baert, Trade Adviser in the Cabinet of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen; Thomas Hans Ossowski, German Ambassador to the EU; Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space; Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament and Andrew Puzder, US Ambassador to the EU.