Project status: Proposal currently being drafted / Coordinated by URCA

A key focus of our research is to assess Europe’s macroeconomic and geopolitical position regarding sovereignty in industry, energy and the supply of inputs (particularly raw materials), with a view to formulating high-level, practical policy recommendations for the European Commission. These findings will directly inform the monitoring frameworks designed to optimise strategic investment choices and preserve the EU’s industrial leadership.

We are seeking an academic expert, a research institute, a think tank or an industry expert specialising in the analysis of the EU’s strategic approaches to sovereignty in the face of competition from China, emerging economies and the United States.

The selected partner will make a key contribution to the design of our research and will assume significant responsibilities.

•    Role: Task Leader or Work Package (WP) Leader.

•    Key contributions:

o    An overview and dynamic analysis of the issue of European industrial sovereignty, particularly in the fields of automotive manufacturing (electric vehicles; batteries; supply of critical metals), renewable energy (solar and wind), and nuclear energy.

o            Identification of indicator methodologies to accurately measure levels of import dependency in terms of industrial, energy and technological supply.

o    Assessment of constraints on industrial and energy production capacities in Europe.

o            Co-drafting of strategic guidance notes and monitoring indicators for the European Commission to inform future regulatory and funding decisions regarding sovereignty.

The ideal partner must possess in-depth expertise in the following areas at European level:

The ideal partner must have in-depth expertise in the following areas at European level:

•    Strategic autonomy and economic security

•    Innovation and competitiveness

•    Tariffs and trade barriers

•    Industrial policies and strategies; forward-looking analysis

•    Knowledge of key competitors (China in particular)

•    Knowledge of market developments and new economic power dynamics