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Commission approves €200 million Spanish State aid for manufacturing capacity in the EV value chain

The European Commission has approved a €200 million Spanish State aid scheme to support strategic investments that add manufacturing capacity for the electric vehicle (EV) value chain, in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal. This measure will contribute to the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the Clean […]

Commission proposes to support over 3,400 dismissed workers in the car industry in Belgium with €7.5 million

The European Commission has proposed to mobilise €7.5 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) to help 3,414 workers dismissed after the closure of carmaker Audi's plant in Brussels. In February 2025, Audi stopped producing the Q8 e-tron car model in Brussels and closed its  plant.  As a consequence, several suppliers […]

Commission launches new initiatives with industry to boost Europe's Automotive leadership

Today, President Ursula von der Leyen chaired the third Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry, bringing together the European automotive industry, social partners, and other stakeholders in Brussels. The meeting reaffirmed the need to act fast to implement the Automotive Action Plan. As technology transforms mobility and geopolitics reshapes global competition, […]

EU invests €852 million in six innovative electric vehicle battery projects

Today, the European Commission announced that six pioneering electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing projects will receive a total of €852 million in grants from the Innovation Fund, using revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). These grants follow a first Battery Call under the Fund, launched in December 2024, aimed at accelerating […]

EU structural funds to support regions in the automotive, green and digital transitions 

European Parliament resolution of 12 December 2023 on reshaping the future framework of EU structural funds to support regions particularly affected by challenges related to the automotive, green and digital transitions (2023/2061(INI))

REsilience for the European automotive InduSTry

Single Market Programme. Cascade funding. RESIST. REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry. Euroclusters for Europe's recovery (SMP-COSME-2021-CLUSTER-01).

Spanish scheme to support the production of batteries for electric vehicles

The European Commission has approved a €837 million Spanish scheme to support the production of batteries for the industrial chain of electric and connected vehicles to foster the transition to a net-zero economy, in line with the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, adopted […]