
The EU’s Largest Investment Programme Holds Lessons We Cannot Afford to Ignore
The Next Generation EU programme, despite sluggish implementation and limited coverage, reveals how industrial policy can drive green transition—if governments act.
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Steffen Lehndorff is Research Fellow at Institut Arbeit und Qualifikation (Institute for Work, Skills and Training / IAQ), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His areas of comparative research include problems of socio-ecological transformation, European industrial relations systems and trade union strategies.

The Next Generation EU programme, despite sluggish implementation and limited coverage, reveals how industrial policy can drive green transition—if governments act.