Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002005/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez (Renew)
The European renewable energy industry is facing a structural crisis. While global manufacturing of clean tech components has grown rapidly, European manufacturers are steadily losing market share and competitiveness. Lower-cost imports from Asia and market barriers in the United States are accelerating the decline. Recent months have seen closures and lay-offs across the wind, solar and storage sectors, affecting at least France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Austria, Spain and Sweden. Meanwhile, non-EU products – mainly from Asia – are increasingly dominating the European market.
The industry welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal’s inclusion of local manufacturing as a strategic pillar. However, to be effective, measures must be sufficiently broad and impactful. Countries such as the United States, India and Brazil already apply 50-60 % local content requirements across much of the value chain.
Therefore:
- 1.What measures will ensure that EU content requirements are broad and effective across the full renewable energy supply chain?
- 2.Will the Commission consider drawing on current international models, such as those implemented in the United States, India or Brazil?
- 3.How will local content be defined and monitored to ensure the manufacturing of high-value components in the EU, guaranteeing a true ‘Made in Europe’ approach – not merely ‘Assembled in Europe’?
Submitted: 20.5.2025