Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/338558 
Year of Publication: 
2026
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade [ISSN:] 1573-7012 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 6 [Publisher:] Springer US [Place:] New York [Year:] 2026
Publisher: 
Springer US, New York
Abstract: 
Summary Trade conflicts, geopolitical tensions, digital disruption, and the climate crisis pose major challenges for the European Union (EU) and its Member States. As called for in the Draghi Report, industrial policy measures can increase competitiveness, strengthen resilience, and facilitate the twin transformation. This article explores ways in which competition policy can be realigned to better accommodate industrial policy objectives. It presents options with which legislatures and competition authorities can respond to current challenges, reconcile conflicting objectives, and adapt the decision-making framework. It then considers elements of a competition-oriented industrial policy, understood as an evidence-based, targeted approach in which competition serves both as a guiding principle and as a control variable.
Subjects: 
Industrial policy
Protection of competition
Competition
Regulation
Competition policy
Competitiveness
Internal market
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Additional Information: 
L40;L50;L52;K21
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Article
Document Version: 
Published Version
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