Janusz T. Hryniewicz

Przemysł, gospodarka oparta na wiedzy i wspólna europejska polityka przemysłowa

Industrial production is transferred from Europe to the so-called factories of the world (China,India, Vietnam, etc.). In Europe a knowledge-based economy has been created, but it does not createworkplaces fast enough. In the European power elites and in the public opinion, Popularity of defendingjobs in industry is growing, which is supported by patriotic argumentation. Continuation of this trendthreatens to spark off conflicts within Europe. This menace should be stopped by the establishment ofa new common European industrial policy. Its mission should be the (European institutions) leadershipand the control of the restructuring process, i.e., the EU’s transition from an industrial economy toa knowledge-based economy. As a result, the plane of potential conflicts will be the plane of cooperation.