28 of the largest companies in the EU are ready to increase their investments in Europe by 50 percent by 2030. But only if the EU delivers reforms that can strengthen Europe's competitiveness and security.
This is stated in a statement that the 28 companies delivered to EU leaders on Wednesday at Industriens Hus in Copenhagen.
The Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, will receive the statement from the companies on Wednesday.
The list from the 28 companies with demands for the EU has five main points. They are about fewer and simpler regulations, increased incentives for investment, cheaper energy, a stronger defense industry and technological resilience.
The companies, which include Novo Nordisk, Mærsk, Ørsted and a number of defense companies, want the EU to remove and simplify existing legislation. This applies, among other things, to legislation that overlaps or is contradictory.
If EU politicians do as the companies suggest, the companies will pay off with increased investments in Europe, it is said.
Prior to the meeting, DI has conducted an analysis showing that since the turn of the millennium, the EU has invested 4,800 billion euros less overall than if the EU had had the same investment quota as the USA.
And if the gap is to be closed, annual investments must be increased by approximately 800 billion euros over the next six years.
In the so-called Draghi report, the former head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, also warned last year that the EU is lagging behind China and the USA.
If all large European companies match the investments from the 28 companies, that gap can be closed, it is said.
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