Table.Briefings: Industrial policy: Jeroen Dijsselbloem sees Eindhoven as a model for the EU

Written by Table.Briefings
10 June 2025
Strategy & OrganisationInnovation

In an interview with the German media outlet Table.Briefings, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, former president of the Eurogroup and current mayor of Eindhoven, argues that European industrial policy should focus more on local clusters of excellence. He believes that future investments from the Competitiveness Fund and cohesion programmes should be targeted more selectively at these economic core regions, which can act as growth engines for Europe.