Stéphane Séjourné, the executive vice president of the European Commission in charge of prosperity and industrial strategy, answers Le Monde's questions on the Commission's plan to support European competitiveness.

European competitiveness policy, which complements the decarbonization of industry, must remain a strength. As it happens, it also targets heavy industry, which is precisely what defense needs. I'm thinking of steel. I'm thinking of certain sites in the automotive industry that can do military work. I'm thinking of chemicals.

It gives a new direction, but above all, they are emergency measures. This is the start of the competitiveness plan that Europe must adopt. This will be followed by the competitiveness fund, other simplification laws, and sectoral plans for the automotive, steel and chemical industries.

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