After the biggest enlargement in the European Union's history, at a time when 148 countries are discussing a new stage of market opening in the WTO, with China, India and Brazil confirmed as major actors in international trade and against a growing debate about de-industrialisation and outsourcing, there are important challenges that European industry will be facing.
Within this context, the EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy wishes to launch a debate about the place of the European Union industries in the future world economy. To this effect the European Commission has commissioned a report to the Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII-Paris) on the prospects for the European industry's insertion into the international division of work.
European Commissioner for Trade Pascal Lamy, is pleased to announce a high level conference during which this report will be presented, followed by a round table discussion bringing together key government representatives, business and trade unions.