In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about France debating whether supermarkets should maintain a minimum 10% margin on food, Draghi warning that Europe’s security is in trouble, Bulgaria risking the loss of €2.5 billion from the EU Social Climate …
In this special report, Euractiv explores the prospects for European business in light of the Commission’s Clean Industrial Deal and the Draghi Report.
Trump and Russia are pushing the EU toward a “Hamiltonian moment,” where common debt helps build greater federalism.
Critical Medicines Act gets warm reception in Ireland. Industry says policy solutions must be targeted, evidence-based, and aligned with international commitments.
Losing Almaraz would be a loss for both the region and Europe. Let’s not harm our competitiveness and energy security when they are needed most.
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s possible deal with Starlink could pit national interests against European ones.
Mark Carney, Canada’s likely next prime minister, continues to be held in high regard across the Atlantic, where he spent the better part of the last decade.
Losing faith in Washington as a military ally, Berlin wants to rip up the old fiscal orthodoxy. But it’s now a race against the clock.
The euro surged against the dollar in early trading on Wednesday.
Investors have developed a taste for EU-branded debt — Brussels may soon test their appetite again.
Woman aged 77 died of shrapnel wounds; Zelenskyy offers minerals deal signature and peace plan. What we know on day 1,106A Russian drone attack late on Tuesday killed one person and caused power, water and heating cuts in Odesa for the second day runni…
Les subventions ne sont pas une panacée pour redresser l’économie du Vieux Continent et éviter des crises sociales.
Le gouvernement français estime que le Pacte pour une industrie propre de la Commission européenne n’est pas assez ambitieux.
Paris doesn’t think the Clean Industrial Deal is ambitious enough.
Subsidies are no panacea for the continent’s economic decline and social unrest.
From AI to edge cloud, the EU must become stronger in the global telecom value-chain
POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.
We now have the technology to ensure people can stay connected no matter where they are — but we need the EU’s backing for it to become ubiquitous
L’offensive antiréglementation du président a semé le doute sur son héritage à matière d’écologie et suscité la colère de nombreux membres de son propre parti.
The French president’s anti-regulation push has thrown his environmental legacy into doubt and angered many in his own party.
Policymaking is not accountancy: in the medium and long term, the EU will be better off keeping factories within its borders.
La Commission européenne a présenté sa feuille de route sur les cinq prochaines années pour tenter de redresser l’économie du Vieux Continent.
The European Commission lays out its policy plans for the next five years to help turn the continent’s economy around.
In this episode, host Giada Santana speaks with economy reporter Thomas Moller Nielsen about the EU’s stance on innovation, competitiveness, and tariffs as advertised in Davos
The post Von der Leyen’s Davos economic vision for Europe appeared fir…
The EU’s Competitiveness Compass, aiming to set out the bloc’s economic strategy, has now been delayed by another week, according to a fresh agenda.
Draft document obtained by POLITICO exposes Europe’s tech lag.
The vogue term is “competitiveness.”
What the EU will be squabbling about in VDL’s second term.
Mario Draghi’s report urging the EU to step up its game uses a buzzword on every Eurocrat’s lips
In this episode, host Evi Kiorri and economy reporter Thomas Moller-Nielsen go through the salient parts of the report.
The post Top10. Draghi: The EU to consider report’s proposals or face ‘slow agony’ appeared first on Euractiv.
Despite the disturbing findings of the Draghi report, political debate in France is failing to rise to the challenge and remains in denial.
The European Commission president has pledged to boost the EU’s ability to compete with the U.S. and China.
‘Draghi plus’ would make Europe take domestic demand seriously — and not before time
Stagnation, flagging competitiveness, Donald Trump — the continent is facing “an existential challenge.”
Recognising sustainable fuels alongside electrification accelerates carbon reductions, supports industry compliance and ensures affordable clean mobility for all
The firefighters who put out the blaze a decade ago argue that fears of a eurozone implosion are overblown — but admit that that may not stop a slow and painful European economic demise.
The rapid rise of AI presents an opportunity to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness, but only if leaders act now to close persistent skills gaps in the workforce.
Teresa Ribera says changes are needed to make it easier for innovative firms to merge and spur the green transitionThe EU’s new competition chief has signalled a shake-up of anti-trust rules to make it easier for innovative companies to merge, as well …
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.
The United Kingdom’s competition authority cleared Vodafone’s £15 billion tie-up with telecom rival Three after the companies pledged to spend billions of pounds to scale up networks. Vodafone and Three, owned by Hutchison, will also need to cap some mobile tariffs for customers and give certain contractual terms to mobile virtual network operators who use […]
Europe’s pharmaceutical sector has grown slowly for 25 years and its share of research is shrinking. It’s time to turn things around
European Commission team could sit within secretariat-general.
Implementing the Draghi report’s recommendations can secure Europe’s competitiveness, economic security and decarbonized future
Why Europe’s diamond control node undermines African sovereignty and the Kimberley Process
“We depend more on others than others depend on us,” Draghi warned.
French president calls Trump’s election “a moment of acceleration.”
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With competitiveness lagging, the EU must take urgent, decisive action to reignite the region’s economy
Elon Musk and Europe’s tech gaps show the Finnish nominee has a major task at hand.
Mario Draghi says that “for some technologies, like solar panels, foreign producers are so far ahead that attempting to capture production in Europe would only slow decarbonization”.
Reforming Europe’s economy is all the more urgent following Donald Trump’s US election win, warned the author of a blockbuster report, Mario Draghi, ahead of talks Friday with EU leaders in Budapest. Although Europe’s public reaction has so far been c…
Are we finally seeing the light of a thriving EU economy at the end of the tunnel? With all the attention on the Letta and the Draghi reports, the next Commission’s political guidelines, the EU Presidencies’ priorities and drumming conclusions of the E…
If the Republican candidate is elected, it could embolden the Hungarian leader’s conservative plans for the bloc.
The bloc has lost its purpose — and, surprisingly, having the former president back in the White House may be the thing to bring it back.
Les Européens n’aiment peut-être pas le candidat républicain, mais des responsables de plusieurs pays ont déclaré que sa réélection pourrait entraîner des changements au sein de l’Union, notamment en matière de défense.
Mobile technology underpins technologies ranging from AI to self-driving cars. To create more of these advances, we need proper incentives to further develop a dynamic standardization ecosystem that nurtures innovation.
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.
Scholz now seems to view the bloc as a problem to be managed, while European institutions and member countries seem to regard him as a problem to be managed in return.
Brussels has lined up cash to prevent European tech companies from falling into foreign hands.
The document, seen by Euractiv, echoes Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi’s proposals.
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
Godfather of Munich Security Conference warns that EU lacks investment landscape to close gap with U.S., China.
A proposed Italian-German bank merger makes sense for Europe, but Berlin is opting for domestic protectionismA potential merger between a German bank and an Italian rival would not normally elicit much interest beyond the business pages. But these are …
Former Italian premier recommended abolishing ‘georeturn’ principle in report to European Commission
The EU policy agenda is increasingly focusing on ensuring the long-term competitiveness of the EU. As such, addressing the current green and digital skills gap is becoming a priority, as highlighted in the Draghi’s report. Businesses are pivotal in thi…
Aftermath of the European election and the looming German vote have stopped the bloc from getting much work done.
Green hydrogen is central to Europe’s energy transition, but it relies on potentially dangerous forever chemicals.
L’hydrogène vert est essentiel à la transition énergétique de l’Europe, mais il repose sur des polluants éternels potentiellement dangereux.
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.
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.
Draghi’s report holds lessons for America on the dangers of overregulation
“The EU could die, we are on a verge of a very important moment,” the French president added.
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.
While EU industry broadly agreed with former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s “valid” diagnosis of Europe’s economic ills, they remained deeply divided on Thursday (26 September) over how to fund the bloc’s bulky investment needs….
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.
Central and eastern European capitals say former Italian premier failed to draw on EU’s most competitive economies
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.
The European Commission president bumped up the salary rate for academic to nearly €1,000 per day.
For 177 years, Siemens has been creating technologies to transform the everyday, for everyone. Inspired by this mission, Siemens is passionately committed to being a vital force that can turn the challenges Europe is facing into opportunities – by leve…
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.
SNEAK PEEK — EU health policy is now split across multiple departments, and MEPs aren’t happy. — Sort your own house out first: MEPs question Hungarian health secretary over presidency plans and country’s health commissioner role. — Spend less on defense and more on health, WHO chief Tedros told world leaders at the United Nations […]
La présidente de la Commission promet de procéder rapidement à des réformes profondes. Quelle est la crédibilité de son projet ?
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.’
To reap the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), the EU needs to change its regulatory approach, invest in research and development (R&D) and infrastructure, and skills, writes Google’s Matt Brittin.
The Commission president is promising to move quickly with far-reaching reforms. How credible is her plan?
Von der Leyen’s current dominant position presents an opportunity to turn the bloc into a global-facing innovation powerhouse.
Draghi is being accused by various stakeholders of not including voices from all parts of Europe in his landmark report.
Responses from EU member states to the Hungarian Presidency’s first draft conclusions on the telecoms sector show that countries remain largely unconvinced by Letta and Draghi’s arguments for deregulating the sector.
On Tuesday, Mario Draghi outlined his blueprint for improving Europe’s competitiveness through closer cooperation in core areas and massive investment in shared objectives. Source : © European Union, 2024 – EP
The Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU is attempting to bridge the gap between member states’ reluctance and Letta and Draghi reports eagerness towards consolidation in the telecom sector, according to draft Council conclusions and seen by E…
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…
