Competitiveness Compass
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Summary
The Competitiveness Compass brings together work on innovation, industrial transition and the conditions for businesses to grow in Europe. Its agenda spans startups, strategic technologies, research and investment, alongside affordable energy, cleaner industry and circular production. Measures on the Single Market, simpler rules, procurement and standardisation accompany this sectoral work. The programme also includes trade partnerships, raw-material supplies, security and preparedness. Skills, labour mobility and quality jobs connect the economic agenda with workforce needs. The programme combines strategies, legislative proposals, investment initiatives and coordination measures across these policy areas.
Action items
Start-up and Scale-up Strategy [Q2 2025]
28th regime [Q4 2025 – Q1 2026]
European Innovation Act [Q4 2025 – Q1 2026]
European Research Area Act [2026]
AI Factories Initiative [Q1 2025], Apply AI, AI in Science, and Data Union Strategies [Q3 2025]
EU Cloud and AI Development Act [Q4 2025 – Q1 2026]
EU Quantum Strategy [Q2 2025] and a Quantum Act [Q4 2025]
European Biotech Act and Bioeconomy Strategy [2025-2026]
Life Sciences Strategy [Q2 2025]
Advanced Materials Act [2026]
Space Act [Q2 2025]
Review of the Horizontal Merger Control Guidelines
Digital Networks Act [Q4 2025]
Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan on Affordable Energy [Q1 2025]
Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act [Q4 2025]
Electrification Action Plan and European Grids Package [Q1 2026]
New State Aid Framework [Q2 2025]
Steel and metals action plan [2025]
Chemicals industry package [Q4 2025]
Strategic dialogue on the future of the European automotive industry and Industrial Action Plan [Q1 2025].
Sustainable Transport Investment Plan [Q3 2025]
European Port Strategy and Industrial Maritime Strategy [2025]
High Speed Rail Plan [2025]
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Review [2025]
Circular Economy Act [Q4 2026]
Vision for Agriculture and Food [Q1 2025]
Oceans Pact [Q2 2025]
Amendment of the Climate Law [2025]
Conclude and implement ambitious trade agreements, Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships
Trans-Mediterranean Energy and Clean Tech Cooperation initiative [Q4 2025]
Joint purchasing platform for Critical Raw Minerals [Q2-3 2025]
Revision of directives on Public Procurement [2026]
White Paper on the Future of European Defence [Q1 2025]
Preparedness Union Strategy [Q1 2025]
Internal Security Strategy [Q1 2025]
Critical Medicines Act [Q1 2025]
European Climate Adaptation Plan [2026]
Water Resilience Strategy [Q2 2025]
Omnibus simplification and definition of small mid-caps [26/2/2025]
European Business Wallet [2025]
Single Market Strategy [Q2 2025]
Revision of the Standardisation Regulation [2026]
Savings and Investments Union [Q1 2025]
Next MFF, including Competitiveness Fund and a Competitiveness Coordination Tool [2025]
Union of Skills [Q1 2025]
Quality jobs roadmap [Q4 2025]