EUROPEAN INDUSTRY POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NEW GLOBAL CHALENGES: A REGIONAL APPROACH

Abstract

The paper deals with the idea that at present, the EU is more a region which faces great challenges and disparities. Such disparities are those related to the EU industries and industrial policy. The analysis in the paper is focused on the main EU industries and points out the disparities across the region.

The analysis is carried out in three steps: first, a comparative analysis, second, a regression one, in order to quantify disparities, and, third, a cluster analysis. The main conclusion is that currently, the EU is divided in countries with three speeds of industrial development.