The Commission adopted the EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy on 28 May, putting startups and scaleups at the heart of EU’s competitiveness agenda.| Research and innovation
Cloud-Dienste und Plattformen kommen aus den USA, Mikrochips aus Taiwan, Seltene Erden aus China. Die Digitalisierung hat zu massiven Abhängigkeiten geführt, von denen Europa sich spätestens seit Donald Trumps Amtsantritt lösen will. Welche Konzepte gibt es dafür?| netzpolitik.org
Much has been said about the so-called “Brussels Effect”—that is, the European Union’s animating conceit that its mission is to make rules for the entire world. Without irony, the EU has embraced the meme that others innovate, while the EU regulates. Recent shifts in U.S. trade policy have introduced the threat of tariffs against jurisdictions ... The Washington Effect: Will the Brussels Bureaucracy Bend?| Truth on the Market
Bruxelles punta a colmare il gap con Stati Uniti e Cina attraverso cinque pilastri di intervento, ma non sarà facile colmare le lacune profonde| Wired Italia
Over 74% of European businesses rely on US tech. This is an unsustainable situation, an obstacle for European innovation, and a threat to European sovereignty.| Proton
The Valdai Discussion Club was established in 2004. It was named after Lake Valdai, which is located close to Veliky Novgorod, where the club’s first meeting took place. The club’s goal is to promote dialogue between Russian and international intellectual elite, and to make an independent, unbiased scientific analysis of political, economic and social events in Russia and the rest of the world.| Valdai Club
The European Commission has launched a first wave of EU funding opportunities to integrate generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Europe’s strategic sectors, and keep their competitive edge.| Shaping Europe’s digital future
Europe’s car industry hoards funds and delays climate action Despite claims of crisis, Europe’s car industry remains profitable, powerful, and politically influential. Yet EU industrial policy continues to prioritise carmakers with subsidies and lenient regulations, undermining climate goals and delaying a fair transition to sustainable mobility. Drawing on an analysis of financial data covering the […]| SOMO
Why spending 800 billion euros in weapons is not a good idea| senecaeffect.substack.com
Il futuro del continente è quello basato sull’unione e sulla difesa dei propri valori o quello della divisione in nome della demagogia e dell’estremismo? Ci sono esempi in entrambe le direzioni. Leggi| Internazionale
The competitiveness compass is the Commission's roadmap for restoring Europe’s dynamism and boosting economic growth.| European Commission
Recently, we've been witnessing the rapid spread of a deregulatory movement for privacy and AI. Spurred in significant part by the Trump Administration,| TeachPrivacy
ReArm Europe – Scaling Investment for Credible Deterrence The EU aims to massively boost defense spending and cooperation to build a credible deterrent by 2 ...| behorizon.org
While the DMA may be motivated by Europe’s commitment to its long-held ordoliberal model of competition policy, its disproportionate effects on U.S. firms are intentional.| itif.org
The Five Beliefs That Cripple a Continent| unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com
Ahead of Germany’s election on Sunday 23 February, one question is pushing to the fore.| adamtooze.substack.com
To boost European innovation, growth and prosperity, the Commission is placing competitiveness at the heart of its economic agenda.| European Commission
