Sterner competition from our competitors across the globe, the transition now under way towards the knowledge economy, plus enlargement of the Union through the accession of new countries, once again raise the question as to what place industry occupies in our economy.
La concurrence accrue de nos concurrents au niveau mondial, la transition amorcée vers l'économie de la connaissance et l'élargissement de l'Union à de nouveaux pays posent la question de la place de l'industrie dans notre économie.