EMF automobile conference

In the EMF view the Cars 21 report failed to provide a comprehensive industrial strategy for the automotive industry taking into account in particular the structural changes taking place in the 25 EU Member States and their social consequences. It also failed to adequately address the question of human resources since it did not pay sufficient attention to the Lisbon Strategy and to the fact that it is widely acknowledged that a skilled and motivated workforce is a key factor to ensure the competitiveness of the European automotive industry.

It is against this background that some 140 participants will meet at the EMF Automotive Conference to come up with proposals to secure growth, innovation and employment in a strong Europe-based industry. Conference topics will especially focus on:

• restructuring, relocation and employment
• the relationship between OEMs and suppliers
• ensuring employability via life-long learning
• securing growth, innovation and employment in the European car industry.

Peter Scherrer, EMF General Secretary, and Siegfried Roth (IG Metall), Chairman of the EMF Sector Committee Automotive will have talks with the press at the close of the conference at the Elewijt Center (www.elewijtcenter.be).
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PRESS 9/2006
For further information, please contact:
Editor, Peter Scherrer, EMF General Secretary
Isabelle Barthes, EMF Senior Advisor on the Automotive Sector