Geopolitics, security, supply chain crises, and a more unpredictable global market have already made it clear that Europe cannot continue with a passive belief that markets alone will solve everything.
With this in mind, CEFAU center directors Professor Phillip Schröder and Professor Michael Svarer have written an op-ed in Finans, arguing that in 2026, Europe faces a real choice between two very different models of economic integration and industrial policy. One will be costly for Danish businesses and taxpayers. The other opens new opportunities for both Danish and European companies.
The choice is between the old industrial policy of the 1970s which would stifle the market dynamics that have driven Denmark's innovation and productivity growth, and a modern industrial policy that strengthens the internal market and supports European growth and integration.

Read more here: Bliver 2026 en god sæson for europæisk industripolitik? - Finans