Elysee reports President visits Antwerp for industrial summit - Speech Brief
11 February 2026 00:00 UTC · Elysee · Elysee Statement · Source · Email X Link

Elysee reports President visits Antwerp for industrial summit

Key points

  • President attended third European Industrial Summit in Antwerp on 11 February 2026
  • Defended a European sovereignty agenda structured around four pillars

TL;DR

  • Visited Antwerp on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 for the third European Industrial Summit
  • Took part alongside European counterparts and the President of the European Commission and spoke with European industrial actors about EU competitiveness challenges
  • Defended an agenda of European sovereignty promoted by France since 2017, structured around four pillars: regulatory simplification and deepening of the single market; trade diversification and risk reduction; protection via a European preference; and increased investment to support innovation
  • These exchanges contributed to preparation of the informal European Council retreat on Thursday, 12 February focused on accelerating the European competitiveness agenda in the wake of the Draghi and Letta reports
Original text

Le Président de la République s'est rendu à Anvers le mercredi 11 février 2026 dans le cadre du troisième sommet industriel européen. Le chef de l’État a participé à ce sommet aux côtés d’homologues européens et de la présidente de la Commission européenne. Il a échangé avec des acteurs industriels européens concernés par les enjeux de compétitivité auxquels est confrontée l’Union européenne. Le Président de la Répub...

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