From 16 to 18 September 2026, the 5th Congress of European Studies was held at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The Congress was devoted to contemporary challenges facing the European Union and to the ongoing processes of European integration.
On 17 September 2026, Dr Anna Wójtowicz participated in the panel entitled “Europe in the Race for Advantage: The EU’s Strategic Competitiveness in a Changing World”, presenting a paper titled “Energy Transition and the Competitiveness of Energy-Intensive Industries in the EU.”
The presentation focused on the impact of the energy transition and European Union climate policy on energy-intensive sectors. Particular attention was paid to the challenges associated with high energy prices and CO₂ emission costs, as well as their implications for the competitiveness of European industry in the context of global competition. The paper also discussed measures undertaken by the European Union to reconcile the achievement of climate objectives with the need to maintain economic competitiveness.
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