The key to unlocking Europe’s potential lies in harnessing new technology to revitalise the economy, and in empowering citizens and SMEs.
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In an era defined by rapid technological advancement, Europe finds itself at the epicenter of a critical debate: how to protect fundamental rights while fostering the innovation that drives our digital society?
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The renewal of European institutions offers a unique chance to advance industrial growth, decarbonisation, and innovation. Implementing the Draghi Report’s recommendations can secure Europe’s competitiveness, economic security, and decarbonised future.
European Commission team could sit within secretariat-general.
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europe’s competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
Europe’s global research decline will be 25% by 2030, down from 37% in 2010. The pharmaceutical sector says Europe can’t afford to delay; citing the cost of inaction they are urging EU action now.
“We depend more on others than others depend on us,” Draghi warned.
Europe’s competition enforcers are alarmed by talk of changing merger rules to allow big firms in key industries.
Europeans may not like Donald Trump, but officials from several countries said his reelection could spur change in the bloc — namely on defense.
“The EU cannot win a subsidy race with the US and China,” the groups says, as the EU currently “lacks the fiscal firepower to outspend its global competitors.”
European SMEs should embrace digitalisation and platforms to boost the bloc’s competitiveness, writes Peter Lochbihler.
Over the years, Europe’s share of global medicine R&D investments has dropped. However, with the new EU mandate, there is a chance to turn this around
For Europe to maintain a stable energy supply and remain competitive whilst continuing to strive for net neutrality by 2050, it must further strengthen its transatlantic energy architecture. Best-in-class LNG will be central to this.
In both the Draghi report and von der Leyen’s mission letter to Roxana Mînzatu there is a strong focus on promoting productivity, competitiveness and, ultimately, economic growth – the “holy grail” of every economy. But if this is really our only under…
The Commission floated merging 530 programs into one national cash pot.
The Commission’s report on digital fairness was released, showing areas of reform in consumer protection law, while the Council called on ENISA to increase transparency for cloud certification schemes.
Macron and Scholz clash again over how to counter protectionist America and Chinese power.
Scan the economic data and it’s easy to see why Europeans have reason to look on with envy at their friends across the Atlantic.
While well-received in Brussels, the question of what exactly the common debt should finance, and how it would foster innovation, has been sidelined.
The regular issuance of common EU debt along the lines of the bloc’s €806.9 billion pandemic recovery fund is not “essential” for Europe to remain competitive with China and the US, Mario Draghi said on Monday (30 September).
From the Draghi report to Ursula von der Leyen’s new College of Commissioners: the telecom sector is now a key ally in delivering on the promise of more competitiveness.
The Draghi Report on European Competitiveness underlined the urgent need for the EU to close the competitiveness gap with other regions. Central to this ambition is leveraging private capital to help secure Europe’s future economic strength.
Italy’s Minister for Enterprises Adolfo Urso will seek a broad alliance with other industry ministers on Thursday (26 September) to move the review of EU’s Co2 reduction targets for cars forward but shield the bloc’s 2035 zero-Co2 emissions goal – as l…
Ahead of a meeting of industry ministers in Brussels on Thursday (26 September), twenty EU countries signed an initiative to remove single market barriers, an effort they feel has received too little attention by the recent reports by Enrico Letta and …
Simpler, faster, better – let’s not miss the opportunity to revamp the EU pharmaceutical regulatory framework to transform lives.
Olaf Scholz’s hostility to UniCredit’s swoop on Commerzbank is a sign that pan-European integration will remain elusive.
Despite the European Chips Act, the European electronics sector still faces a sharp decline, potentially undermining Europe’s security, industrial resiliency, and global competitiveness.
Industrial production is falling in most European Union countries, largely due to a lack of competitiveness with China and the US. The recent Draghi report has urged for significant investment to prevent the economy from ‘stalling.’
POLITICO’s guide to understanding what the European Commission president says vs. what she means.
Mario Draghi’s report on European competitiveness was sharply criticised by far left and far right MEPs in a European Parliamentary debate in Strasbourg on Tuesday (17 September) but received strong backing from Commission President Ursula von der Leye…
Mario Draghi’s proposal that EU policymakers should favour European defence firms in public tenders would constitute a form of unjustified discrimination against foreign companies, the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU warned on Monday (16 Septemb…
As double term as the European Commission’s competition chief draws to a close, Margrethe Vestager has welcomed the long-awaited Draghi report and said the single market must work better to allow companies to gain success, fairly.
The report on competitiveness and the future of Europe submitted by the former ECB president has the advantage of challenging the dogma of budgetary austerity, writes the economist in his column.
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde praised Mario Draghi’s “formidable” report on Thursday (12 September) but said that the responsibility for boosting Europe’s lagging competitiveness ultimately lies with EU governments rather than…
“Structural reforms are not the responsibility of the central bank — they are the responsibility of governments,” European Central Bank president says.
French Economic and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced on Thursday (12 September) that he would not stay in post after the new government is announced next week, taking on a professorship in economic policy and geopolitics at the University of L…
The Draghi report aimed at reinvigorating Europe’s economy as a whole, outlines his proposals to help the pharmaceutical sector revive its competitive edge.
The EU defence market could face a supply crisis if member states do not align their defence spending and procurement plans, according to Draghi’s report on competitiveness.
The Portuguese Business Confederation (CIP) on Tuesday praised the strategy outlined in Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness, and called for more public support for the private sector to boost investment.
Chinese firms operating in the EU have fiercely criticised Mario Draghi’s suggestion that further tariffs might be necessary to protect European industries from foreign competition, warning that such measures could escalate already tense trade relation…
EU energy industry associations welcomed the Draghi report, lauding its restraint to attack the bloc’s energy market principles, while MEPs want to make sure it is politically recognised.
Mario Draghi’s call for the EU to issue joint debt to finance key investments has deepened the divide in Germany’s coalition government and received strong criticism from the Netherlands.
Political reactions following the publication of the Draghi report have been mixed in Italy, with Democratic Party MEP Giorgio Gori (S&D) suggesting that these reactions only serve to highlight the real “enemies of Europe”.
Mario Draghi handed to Ursula von der Leyen the highly anticipated report on European competitiveness stressing the urgent need to boost productivity to achieve the EU’s political and economic goals.
Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness has been met by MEPs with both praise and reservations. Centrist politicians hope for a speedy correction of EU industrial policies, while conservatives fear accelerated spending and the fa…
The Draghi report is full of good intentions to mend a continent losing its way. But while the vision is bold, the politics are practically impossible.
Tech took center stage in Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness.
During the public presentation of his long-awaited report on the future of Europe’s competitiveness earlier on Monday (9 September), Mario Draghi said that the “essence” of the report could be summed up in just two words, “urgency and concreteness”….
Europe is facing an “existential challenge” to increase its productivity, Mario Draghi’s long-awaited report on European competitiveness states, with the main priorities focused on advancing the tech sector and ensuring a successful transition towards …
The ex-Italian premier has form for saving the economy “whatever it takes” — but who will pay for his plans?
The Italian technocrat’s policy proposals, set to be released on Monday (9 September), are likely to profoundly shape EU-US relations over the coming years.
A blueprint to make the EU more competitive with the rest of the world is published on Monday. It’s likely to prove controversial.
We have an important chance to regain Europe’s edge in one of its most important sectors – and, in turn, help people live longer and feel better.
The publication of a much-anticipated report on the European Union’s competitiveness by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has been delayed until September, an EU official confirmed to Euractiv on Tuesday (24 July).
It’s no secret that Europe is facing some of the biggest challenges in its history, from the digital and green transition to climate adaptation and mitigation, along with the need to boost its security and defence resources and enhance its competitiven…
Europe’s insurance sector became the latest to join the chorus of EU interest groups calling on the next Commission to foster a more pro-business regulatory framework – first and foremost, by following through with its pledge to slash reporting obligat…
European policymakers must urgently enact measures to prevent the EU economy from becoming drastically smaller than that of the United States, a top Hungarian official warned on Wednesday (17 July).
Von der Leyen likely won’t have time to focus on Mario Draghi’s report until after the summer as she’s so focused on winning her second term.
EU leaders are sounding the alarm on Europe’s industry and innovation falling behind the US and others. Europe’s economic muscles have atrophied while the United States and China are pushing the world into the next generation of innovation and industry…
The forthcoming report by former Italian prime minister and former European central bank president, Mario Draghi, on the future of European competitiveness is a valuable opportunity to shape the EU policy agenda for the coming EU legislative term and b…
