<p>EU and industry leaders meet in Belgium to call for urgent action to stop and reverse the erosion of the region’s industrial value chains. <br><br></p><p>-          New Antwerp meeting of industry leaders and EU leaders aims to speed up moves to save chemicals and other heavy industry</p><p>-          Industry is in crisis and action is required right now to stop further deindustrialisation </p><p>-          EU must move to a federal structure to allow for swift decision-making and more powerful tools to support it</p><p>-          Coalition of the willing to get action without full consensus</p><p>-          Rising tide of regulation needs to be reversed</p><p>-          Criticism of member states for “gold-plating” EU regulations, adding new rules at national level</p><p>-          Proper pan-European energy market is required</p><p>-          Podcast was recorded on Thursday 12 February<br><br></p>