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Event Summary: Competitiveness, Commerce, and the Cloud – How Can We Drive More Technology-based Change in Europe?
The event focused on the EU’s cloud and AI policy, addressing the challenges and opportunities for Europe to remain competitive in these sectors. The discussion highlighted issues such as...
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Event Summary: Improving Europe’s Competitiveness – Role of Open Markets, Emerging Technologies, and Strategic Alliances
Last April 8, we co-organised together with the Centre for European Perspective the event “Improving Europe’s Competitiveness – Role of Open Markets, Emerging Technologies, and Strategic...
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On the Importance of Trade Openness
*Disclaimer: the views expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent an official position by the European Commission. Competitiveness concerns are back to the fore. The FT has...
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Episode 89: Leadership in European Digital Policy and the Future Role and Direction of the D9+ Group with Miguel Otero
In this online conversation, Philipp Lamprecht talks to Miguel Otero who is a senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute. They discuss the ECIPE study that argues...
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Competitive and innovative: the winning Europe that we need
This piece was co-authored with Isabel Pérez del Puerto, a journalist and communicator in financing for development. The competitiveness of a region is manifested in the commercial success or...
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Episode 86: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: The Role of IP in Fostering Innovation and Global Competitiveness of European Industries with Jörgen Warborn
In this online conversation Jacki Davis talks to Jörgen Warborn, a Member of the European Parliament and its Committee on International Trade. They discuss the importance of...
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Episode 79: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: The Importance of Strong IP Provisions in EU Trade Agreements with Koen Berden
In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Koen Berden, Executive Director for International Affairs at EFPIA – the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, which...
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Episode 74: IP in the EU FTA’s Series: The Link Between IP and Industrial Policy with Luisa Santos
In this online conversation, Jacki Davis talks to Luisa Santos, Deputy Director General at BusinessEurope, which supported the work on a recent ECIPE study entitled “The Benefits of Intellectual...
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Innovation, International Competitiveness and the Future of European Union Institutions
Recently, I attended a scenario workshop on “The Future of the EU”. The workshop was organised by one of Germany’s largest political foundations. It brought together multi-disciplinary staff of...
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Competitiveness and Market Adjustment in the Eurozone
There are several factors that explain the current Eurozone crisis. One of them – arguably the key factor – is the sharp difference between economies inside the Eurozone and the different...