{"id":1253,"date":"2025-12-09T15:11:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T14:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forwardfest.be\/?post_type=sessie&#038;p=1253"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:03:17","slug":"europes-industrial-renaissance-cooperation-or-zero-sum-game","status":"publish","type":"sessie","link":"https:\/\/forwardfest.be\/en\/sessie\/europes-industrial-renaissance-cooperation-or-zero-sum-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s industrial renaissance: cooperation or zero-sum game?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU is rapidly reshaping its industrial policy. But where exactly is this renaissance heading? Will we choose a path that strengthens the Green Deal, or one that undermines climate and social ambitions? And what does this shift mean for a just transition within the EU?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tensions are also rising internationally. 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