Today's #EESCplenary started off with a crucial debate on the Commission report on EU Competitiveness, with Maive Rute, Deputy Director-General, European Commission DG GROW, linked to the adoption of opinion INT/1028 on the Long-term competitiveness strategy
Find key messages from our members below:
- Rapporteur Emilie Prouzet:
Competitiveness has moved up the ladder of EU priorities, and no one can ignore its importance for the EU's future
💬 Sandra Parthie :
If you compare EU investments with them in other world regions, the problem becomes clear. And this is no news.
We have the knowledge.
What we lack is enforcement.
💬 Alena Mastantuono:
Let's opt for vitamins over painkillers!
Instead of just subsidies, we need capital for innovation and progress. #competitiveness means more than money; it's about fostering #innovation and business friendly environments
Teppo Säkkinen:
European competitiveness is also the engine of our #climate policy, as it helps to:
🍃 catalyze the massive investment that are needed to decarbonize
🍃have global influence on climate goals
Alberto Marchiori:
For the EU it becomes increasingly fundamental to regain #competitiveness on the global stage, a leading and strategic role both from an economic and technological point of view.
▶ Want to learn more what is needed to achieve EU long-term #competitiveness?
