Selling the EU’s industry plan has become an exercise in scaling it back
By Cynthia Kroet ( September 2, 2026, 11:06 GMT | Comment) -- After months of touring European capitals to promote the Industrial Accelerator Act, EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné no longer faces much resistance to its central premise that Europe needs a stronger industrial policy. The harder task is preserving the European Commission's original blueprint, as member states seek greater national control, fewer mandatory requirements and more flexibility in implementing the plan.Six months ago, the question was whether EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné could get skeptical European governments to back the Industrial Accelerator Act, the European Commission’s plan for the bloc’s industry to become less reliant on non-EU countries in critical sectors. ...
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