20
May
2026
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Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate)
Mr President, if we want to save the European economy and industry in particular, it is imperative that we dismantle the carbon trading system. Brussels bureaucrats to get off the clouds eco-friendly which float and understand that we are on the verge of losing the war on the competitiveness of industry with China, America and India. It does us no good that we have climbed a moral pedestal, as long as, as the economic data shows, Romania, Europe remain behind, and the quality of life of our citizens decreases. We, the Conservatives, are asking those who lead the European Commission to show a minimum of logic and to couple the introduction of tariffs on steel imports with the reduction of green taxes. You cannot save the European steel industry by blocking competition at the border, as long as you strangle it within Europe by the price of carbon. Large European factories are shutting down due to expensive energy and heavy taxes. This is where we need to act if we want more industry. If we review the system and let it slow down with Green DealThere will be no need for desperate programs. helicopter money, like the famous SAFE, to save the industry. To err is human, but this perseverance in the green delirium is absolutely diabolical.