Remaining competitive is fundamental for Europe’s future, Snömos från Lagarde och von der Leyen

Europe’s perfect storm Discussions of competitiveness are front and centre in Europe right now. European Commission’s new Competitiveness Compass, its answer to the Draghi report, calls for the EU to build its own artificial intelligence infrastructure I lived and worked in Europe for 10 years, just when the single currency was introduced. It was an optimistic time. But since then Europe has lagged the US on pretty much every economic metric, from growth and per capita income to the size of capital markets and the number of high-value technology companies. But they also reminded me of the conversation Europe has been having for two decades about capital market integration, deepening cross-border ties in the services industries and creating a true fiscal union. So far, so 2005. Rana Foroohar Financial Times 2 February 2025 https://www.ft.com/content/7e37b937-9ccd-44fd-bcbf-156b27fa90ec We need faster economic growth and higher productivity to protect the quality ...