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2025-11-03 19:03:24
[17 EU Member States Sign Berlin Declaration, Comprehensive Upgrade of Industrial Competitiveness Strategy] ⑴ A total of 17 EU member states jointly signed the Berlin Declaration, aiming to systematically enhance regional industrial competitiveness and build a closer industrial cooperation alliance. ⑵ Ministers called on member states to participate more deeply in the newly established European Competitiveness Fund, strengthening support for strategic industries through financial synergy. ⑶ The Declaration explicitly calls for the development of unified carbon accounting rules to prevent third-country "greenwashing" and establish sustainable green trade barriers. ⑷ The document also calls for building a stronger defense industrial base and emphasizes that related technologies should simultaneously promote innovation in the civilian sector. ⑸ To ensure supply chain security, ministers unanimously agreed to introduce new financial instruments specifically designed to ensure a stable supply of key raw materials. ⑹ These measures highlight that the EU is addressing the new landscape of global industrial competition through a multi-pronged approach of rule-making, financial guidance, and supply chain restructuring.
