According to these employee representatives, GE spent $ 4 billion on R&D in 2020. “Only a few million are invested in Europe in industrial sectors and budgets are still 25% lower in 2020”, they advance. « The absence of any long-term industrial vision leads to the disengagement and destruction of European skills, with the impact that this implies on the capacity of the European energy sector to meet the challenges of the future ”, denounce the signatories.
“GE is one of the few major power equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the world. Unfortunately, GE no longer seems able to maintain its industrial footprint in Europe, estimate mail, before continuing: In such a concentrated market, with so few players, the continued destruction of key skills endangers the entire European energy sector, to the benefit of the United States and Asia. “
The elected officials request an interview with the group presidents, in order to « to examine the European responses that might be necessary in order to protect and nurture an industrial energy sector capable of meeting European energy needs and the challenges of the future ”.
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