EU, Orsini: he is the referee between the USA and China but we want to play the game

"Today the competition is between the United States and China and we (Europe, ed.) are acting as referees with the whistle, making and enforcing rules. But we want to be the ones who play the game. And to play the game we need enabling conditions." Thus the president of Confindustria, Emanuele Orsini, at a press conference in Brussels at the end of the meetings with Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and Raffaele Fitto, EU Executive Vice President for Cohesion and Reforms.

Orsini then stated that the two European commissioners discussed how "we can protect ourselves" from the dumping competition of Chinese products. "There has been talk of medical devices - continued the leader of the entrepreneurs - the concern of the Italian industry is linked to the fact that Chinese products are now within the value chain that we produce. It is obvious that this generates dependence and, therefore, we are worried".

Other topics addressed concerned the automotive and white goods sector. "We need a European industrial policy that has a long-term vision - added Orsini - where two things are done: maintaining production in Italy and Europe, European resources to be able to support them. We also need to support the spending capacity, let's say of European citizens, to be able to buy these products. Then, we can no longer derogate from the sovereignty of some products. I'm thinking of the active ingredients of drugs. We must reflect and have a long-term vision".