Competitiveness: Main results of the Eurogroup on 4 November 2024
The Eurogroup took stock on the outcomes of the annual international meetings in Washington, DC. The chairs of the Single…
Speech by EVP Margrethe Vestager at the reception organised by Concurrences
"The debate is no longer about whether competition policy is opposed to industrial policy. Rather, we now focus on how…
Conclusions and remarks at the European Council on 17 October 2024
On 17 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, ensuring a rules-based international order, competitiveness, migration,…
Better Finance: International Investors’ Conference – Europe at a Crossroad: Are We Still Competitive?
Europe’s Economy is at a Pivotal Moment. As the competitive landscape shifts and the global economy...
Main results of the EU Justice Council, 11 October 2024
At the EU Justice Council meeting in Luxembourg, justice ministers addressed the fight against impunity in the context of Russia's…
Background on the EU General Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 15 October 2024
EU Ministers are preparing the European Council on 17-18 October 2024. They are set to approve a declaration on fostering Jewish…
Background on the EU Energy Council in Luxembourg on 15 October 2024
EU Energy ministers will meet in Luxembourg to focus on four main points: the contribution of the energy sector to…
Hungary’s EU Presidency: Viktor Orbán at the EU Parliament plenary debate (updated)
MEPs discuss with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán the programme for Hungary’s six-month EU Council Presidency, which started on 1…
EP Think Tank: Outlook for the European Council meeting on 17-18 October 2024
The provisional agenda for the 17-18 October European Council meeting has three main topics. Read the analysis by the EU…
Competitiveness and convergence: Can we ensure them both? How civil society can contribute?
Workshop 09/10/2024 This page is also available in: FR 9 October 2024, 11:30 – 13:00...
From farming to industry: Boosting competitiveness in EU policies
08/10/2024 Conference Hungarian Parliament, Budapest, Hungary Competitiveness is a key priority of both the Hungarian...
The Energy and Climate Transition: How to Strengthen the EU’s Competitiveness – BusinessEurope
2 October 2024, from 10:00 to 13:30 h Autoworld, Brussels The energy and industrial landscape...
Wind Europe on Draghi’s competitiveness report: Six key points for wind energy
On 9 September former European Central Bank Governor Mario Draghi released his report on Europe’s competitiveness. These are the main…
EP Think Tank: EU competitiveness – issues and challenges
Strengthening the European Union’s economy in the face of rising global economic and political competition and managing the ‘twin transitions’ of the…
Bruegel: A European circular single market for economic security and competitiveness
"If the European Union is to achieve a sustainable net-zero economy, resources need to be used much more efficiently. Extraction…
The Mario Draghi report: Reactions by politicians and stakeholders (updated)
After the publication of Mario Draghi's report on Future European Competitiveness, politicians in the European Parliament and European stakeholder have…
Future EU competitiveness: Mario Draghi delivers report to President von der Leyen
The vision that drives Europe forward is to create conditions where businesses thrive, the environment is protected, and everyone has…
EIB and SIMEST offering €90m to promote Italian companies abroad
A €46 million loan from EIB to SIMEST will unlock funds to promote two strategic priorities: the green economy and…
New EU Commission: Business coalition urges ambitious, open trade policy
A coalition of 31 leading European business associations has come together to call for an ambitious and open trade policy…
Conclusions and appointments of the European Council on 27 June 2024
EU leaders have agreed on appointments and nominations for the EU's top jobs and adopted the strategic agenda for 2024-2029,…
EVP Vestager at the conference “Protecting competition in a changing world”
"The debate on the role of competition policy is often framed as an opposition. Does competition enforcement enhance our competitiveness,…
Tag der Industrie 2024: Rede von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz gab auf dem "Tag der Industrie" in Berlin einen systematischen Überblick über die Reformen seiner Koalitionsregierung und…
Agenda of the European Council, 27-28 June 2024 (updated 24/6)
On this page you will soon find all the information related to this meeting. Agenda...
A strategy for European competitiveness – Eurogroup remarks by Kristalina Georgieva
"Preserving and sharpening Europe’s competitive edge in the face of such challenges requires not a reactive and piecemeal approach, but…
Defence, cybersecurity and competitiveness: EU Commissioner Breton visits Greece and Cyprus
Commissioner Breton and Greek Minister of National Defense Níkos Déndias will discuss strengthening the European defense technological and industrial base,…
Policy guidance: EU Commission publishes its European Semester spring package
The 2024 European Semester Spring Package provides guidance how to build a robust and future-proof economy that secures competitiveness, resilience…
Joint Seminar of the Central Council of the Economy (CCE), the National Labour Council (CNT) and the EESC
20 June 2024 EESC, Van Maerlant building, VMA23, Brussels, Belgium A few days after the...
High-Level Forum on State Aid: Speech by EVP Margrethe Vestager
"State aid policy must continue to fulfil its mandate to avoid undue distortions to competition, while allowing the EU to stay…
Future of industrial policy: Conclusions of the EU Competitiveness Council
Boosting the competitiveness of European industry should be high on the political agenda of the next European Commission and these…
How space can contribute to Europe’s competitiveness – EU Council conclusions
"The space sector will play an increasingly important role in the strategic autonomy of Europe. An ambitious space policy will…
BussinessEurope position paper: Global Gateway – Suggestions and Way Forward
Global Gateway is a rare opportunity for the European Union to improve its “value proposition” to the rest of the…
Breton : La révolution industrielle des technologies propres dans l’UE sur le terrain
"Sans parler de nos travaux visant à libérer le potentiel des données industrielles en Europe, à construire une puissance industrielle et innovante…
Germany: EU Commissioner Breton discusses industrial competitiveness and security
The EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, has started a 2-day mission in Germany to engage with government and industry…
EESC: The promotion of innovation as a key driver for Europe’s competitiveness
14/05/2024 This page is also available in: FR Rue Ravenstein 4, Brussels, Belgium The extraordinary...
Competitive and resilient high-tech manufacturing base in Europe – EVP Vestager
"Our technological shift to net-zero is our industrial strategy. It is what drives our competitiveness. There is no green transition without tech.…
European Council: New Europe demands new European competitiveness deal
The Renew Europe family intends to make the prosperity and competitiveness agenda a pillar of the next mandate of the…
Technical Support Instrument: EU Commission updates approach with Q&A
The reforms will cover a wide range of areas impacting citizens’ lives in the EU, ranging from the application of Artificial Intelligence…
Statement of the Euro Summit, meeting in inclusive format
Open, well-functioning and integrated European capital markets are crucial to promote the Single Market, improve funding sources for growing companies,…
EIT launches a UK Hub to bridge EU and UK innovation sectors
Today, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), Europe's largest innovation ecosystem and a part of the EU research and innovation…
EU Commission monitors strengths and challenges of EU’s competitiveness
The report details the competitive strengths and challenges of Europe's Single Market, tracking yearly developments according to the nine competitiveness…
STEP: Provisional agreement to boost investments in critical technologies
The Council presidency and European Parliament negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).…
Agenda of the Informal meeting of competitiveness ministers (Internal market and industry), 8-9 February 2024
Official Council meetings are organised by the Council of the EU and chaired by the...
Revision of the EU long-term budget targets Europe’s main challenges
The European Commission welcomes the historic agreement of the European Council to for the first ever revision of the Multiannual…
Main results of the Eurogroup, 15 January 2024
As part of the workstream on euro area competitiveness and building on a note prepared by the Commission, the Eurogroup…
Finland proposes new horizontal EU Single Market strategy
Together with 14 other Member States, Finland has published views on the development of the EU Single Market in the…
U.S. Commerce: 2023 brought record investments and funding opportunities to support competitiveness and jobs
2023 brought the implementation of the $50 billion CHIPS for America Program to revitalize the U.S. position in semiconductor research, development, and…
Informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for space, 6-7 November 2023
Official Council meetings are organized by the Council of the EU and chaired by the...
EESC: Leading the Way – A Competitiveness Agenda for a Stronger Europe
This page is also available in French: fr Conference 06/09/2023 Rue Belliard 99/101 1040 Brussels...
Finnish and Swedish PMs to meet in Harpsund
Friday’s meeting will take place at the Swedish Prime Minister’s summer residence in Harpsund. Among other topics, the Prime Ministers…
Informal ministerial meeting on competitiveness (Research), 27 – 28 July 2023
The working sessions of the informal ministerial meeting on research will focus on fostering innovation in the countries on the…