Draghi’s competitiveness report: Can Europe heed the call to action?
Mario Draghi's competitiveness report urges the EU to invest €750-800bn annually to close the economic gap with the US and China. While experts praise its…
A turn to competitiveness: What do the European Elections mean for Europe’s China strategy?
With the European Parliament elections resulting in a marked shift to the right and a right-wing majority within the heads of states of the European…
European AI competitiveness threatened by French political uncertainty
The EU may further lose its artificial intelligence (AI) competitiveness to the US and China amid French political instability caused by the far-right’s stance on…
Ukraine vows more self-reliance as war enters third year – POLITICO
Ukrainians have questions On the anniversary of Putin's aggression, however, uncertainty and irritation were undisguised in Kyiv. Ukrainians wanted to know why Western sanctions on…
EU climate chief rebuts business fears that green policies hit competitiveness
The EU’s climate chief has warned the bloc must not be lured into a “false narrative” that action against global warming is undermining the competitiveness…
Germany chokes on its own austerity medicine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germans gave the world schadenfreude for a reason. And southern Europe couldn’t be…
Scholz promises new budget plans ‘very quickly’ amid German spending crisis – POLITICO
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday his ruling coalition would seek to present new budget plans "very quickly" to Parliament, after a constitutional…
EU risks trade war with China over electric vehicles – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — This is how it starts. In the midst of an invasion by Chinese…
The specter of Liz Truss still haunts Britain – POLITICO
LONDON — A year is a long time in politics — but the reverberations of the surreal fall of 2022 are still being felt across the…
Senator Ted Cruz slams US agency for ‘collusion’ with EU on Big Tech rules – POLITICO
U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz called for details on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) work with its European counterparts in a letter to FTC Chairwoman…
How France learned to love Big Brother – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. PARIS — Liberté. Egalité. But mostly: sécurité. It all started with Napoléon Bonaparte. Over…