@EnricoLetta yesterday in Milan: “fragmentation is the biggest gift to Europes opponents” @EFFAS Capital Markets Conference. True, so where is the debate around finally getting rid of unanimity principle?
#singlemarket #EU #competitiveness #EFFAS2026 #savingsunion #EULaw #CMU

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A quotation from Josh Billings

> It iz one ov the hardest things on earth for a man to learn,—that he plays a third rate game ov whist.
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> [It is one of the hardest things on earth for a man to learn — that he plays a third-rate game of whist.]

**Josh Billings** (1818-1885) American humorist […]

🇪🇺 This week, we organised a lunch discussion at the @europarl.europa.eu, hosted by MEP Borys Budka, on the strategic role of Europe’s #FuelManufacturing industry in the #EnergyTransition.

We exchanged views on #EnergySecurity, industrial #competitiveness and scaling up #RenewableFuels.

🚀 #WorkerParticipation is missing from the EU #competitiveness debate.

📊 Countries with stronger worker involvement outperform on productivity, innovation and jobs, yet participation is declining.

❓ Are we overlooking a key strength?

📌 Read more in a new ETUI policy brief: etui.org/4U8

@teresaribera.ec.europa.eu is San Francisco today - hopefully she takes notes. EU Inc. will give founders faster registry but what we would really need is Delaware-style harmonized capital raising. EU Inc., MiCA, ECSPR: regulations-cobweb no coherence.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
#EU #startups #competitiveness

@European Biogas Association @cefic.bsky.social @Cepi COGEN Europe @COPA COGECA @FARM EUROPE @Glass for Europe @IFIEC Europe @Primary Food Processors (PFP) @SEA-LNG

#FertilizersEurope #AffordableEnergy #Biomethane #Competitiveness #Fertilizers

Speech by Federal Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel on 18 February 2017 at the 53rd Munich Security Conference

"The 🇪🇺 thus needs to learn to concentrate more on the truly important challenges, that is, on #competitiveness, jobs, internal security and international security ..." www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/serv...

The European Competitiveness Fund can boost 🇪🇺 #resilience & #competitiveness with #SMEs fully on board.

SMEunited calls for
➡️ #SME role in governance
➡️ 20% per window for SME projects
➡️ 30% #InvestEU guarantee for SMEs
➡️ Dedicated SME support in programmes

#ThinkSmallFirst

Three EU Files, One Clear Message - Bioenergy Europe Last week, Bioenergy Europe’s Working Group on Competitiveness met to discuss three policy files that could shape the sector in the years ahead: the EU VAT Directive, the proposed Industrial Accelerat...

Three #EUPolicy files, one reason to be part of the conversation. Last week, our Working Group on #Competitiveness discussed the #VATDirective, #IndustrialAcceleratorAct and #HeatingAndCooling Strategy, all key for #bioenergy’s future.
bioenergyeurope.org/three-eu-fil...

🎂 The #UnionOfSkills turns 1!

#EURASHE welcomes progress but stresses: #skills must be central to Europe’s #competitiveness. UAS are key for #LifelongLearning, regional development & innovation.

Discover how EURASHE works towards skills enhancement in #HigherEd👉https://buff.ly/AVgmYXK

The situation in the Middle East overshadowed discussions on #competitiveness at yesterday's #EUCO. Yet, thinking strategically about Europe's funding capacity is essential to strengthen its geopolitical role 💪

Read Michele Chang's perspective in our Experts' Debrief 🔗 tepsa.eu/policy-advic...

📢 The EU Innovation Fund: too slow for the clean-tech sector

💡 The EU Innovation Fund’s potential for competitiveness and fighting climate change is undermined by slow deployment

🔗 Read the report 👇
www.eca.europa.eu/en/publicati...

#InnovationFund #Competitiveness #CleanTech #ClimateChange

The European Commission launches the ‘EU Inc’ plan to cut red tape and boost competitiveness. by RFi

The European Commission launches the ‘EU Inc’ plan to cut red tape and boost competitiveness.

The European Union has launched a new initiative aimed at making it easier for businesses…

#EU #Business #Entrepreneurs #EuropeanCommission #Competitiveness #EuropeanParliament #Trade #Economy #Law #EUInc

European Council - March 2026: European Council Backstage © European Union, 2026 - Source: Council of EU – Newsroom / Photographer: Frédéric Sierakowski

EU leaders meet at #EUCO to discuss #competitiveness and the next #MFF. Europe needs a dedicated EU #semiconductor budget under the #ECF, enabling fast decisions, flexible funding, and support for strategic 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝟮 projects. www.eusemiconductors.eu/sites/defaul... @consilium.europa.eu

Five reasons why attacking the EU carbon market is economic self-sabotage When discussing the EU emissions trading system, policymakers should remember five risks of undermining the system

❗ EU Council today

⚠️ Following growing calls to undermine the EU's #emissions trading system, @tagliapietra.bsky.social and @gzachmann.bsky.social argue that there are 5 reasons why any proposals to water down the ETS would harm economic #competitiveness.

🔗 www.bruegel.org/first-glance...
#euco

Analyse intéressante et rafraîchissante / base IMD 🌐 #Competitiveness Ranking

🇺🇲 competitiveness has deteriorated in recent decades

#EU competitiveness slowed down in 2005-2010, exactly after Central Europe joined 🇪🇺; take time for them to catch up

Better learn 1st from Northern Western Europe 🇩🇰🇸🇪🇳🇱

Moving Beyond Surface-Level #Simplification of EU #Digital Rules 🎯

"The #DigitalFitnessCheck comes at a pivotal moment. Europe's #competitiveness gap is real and widening – driven by the EU's incoherent, fragmented #tech rulebook."

➡️ ccianet.org/library/ccia... #DigitalOmnibus

Gas pipe and wind at sunset

📢Expanding #EU #energy #MarketIntegration is key for global #competitiveness & #decarbonisation

💡🔥ACER’s report on key developments in 2025 #electricity & #gas markets shows:
✔️ progress in the clean #EnergyTransition
📌 persistent structural challenges

Read more 👉 www.acer.europa.eu/monitoring/e...

Solo Guy Cotten. Reprise difficile pour Yoann Richomme : « Il y a un très haut niveau chez les petits jeunes » Double vainqueur de la Solitaire du Figaro, Yoann Richomme faisait son grand retour sur le circuit en participant à la Solo Guy Cotten cette semaine, première épreuve du calendrier Figaro Bénéteau 202...

5/5 "Can't wait for the next one!" With a 20th place finish, Richomme remains undeterred. Analyzing load data and transition phases will be key for the rest of the 2026 season. #Sailing #Competitiveness

Solo Guy Cotten. Reprise difficile pour Yoann Richomme : « Il y a un très haut niveau chez les petits jeunes » Double vainqueur de la Solitaire du Figaro, Yoann Richomme faisait son grand retour sur le circuit en participant à la Solo Guy Cotten cette semaine, première épreuve du calendrier Figaro Bénéteau 202...

5/5 « Vivement la prochaine ! » Avec une 20e place, l'Amiral Richomme ne s'avoue pas vaincu. L'analyse des données de charge et des phases de transition sera clé pour la suite de la saison 2026. #Sailing #Competitiveness

📢 Our weekly #SME recap:
✅ Weak #competitiveness & #AI challenges
✅ Digital Product Passport workshop
✅ Pay Transparency Directive – SMEunited guidance
✅ Circular Economy Act priorities
✅ Digital Fitness Check
✅ EU SME Barometer

➡️ More: mailchi.mp/smeunited/ne...

#DPP #MEDPOL #SMEs

Together with DIGITALEUROPE we co‑signed a joint letter on the #AIOmnibus asking to better balance innovation, safety & compliance ahead of next Thursday’s committee vote. The AI Omnibus must strengthen, not hamper, Europe’s #competitiveness.

➡️https://bit.ly/LetterAIOmnibus

EU flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels

The Brussels Economic Forum returns on 7 May 2026, this year under the title "The EU's AI Economy in the Global Race."

Worth watching if EU #competitiveness and #AI policy are on your radar.

Registration is open: ec.europa.eu/economy_fina...

#EUBEF26

EU Innovation Fund is one of the world’s largest programmes for competitiveness in the clean-tech sector.

💡 How effective is the Innovation Fund in supporting EU clean-tech competitiveness?

📅 Find out on 19 March at 17:00 CET.

#InnovationFund #Competitiveness #CleanTech

Frankfurt School unveils Europe investment tracker Frankfurt School has launched a new tracker for Europe’s transformation. The AI-led Compass is designed to map project-level private investment across energy, digital infrastructure, industrial capacity, and defence, giving policymakers, financiers, and corporates a clearer view of where capital is being deployed.

Frankfurt School has launched an AI-powered tracker to map project-level transformation investment across Europe, from energy to defence, ahead of its 12 March conference. #Europe #Investment #Competitiveness

🇮🇪🇪🇺 Last week in #Dublin, we had excellent meetings with #Irish government officials ahead of the #EU2026IE Presidency!

#Ireland is clearly gearing up for a pragmatic Presidency, prioritising #simplification and #competitiveness. 🎯 Thanks to our hosts for their engagement!

Weak competitiveness, growing uncertainty and AI deployment are major challenges for SMEs “Weak competitiveness is a major challenge negatively affecting SMEs. The EU’s declining industrial productivity has an impact also on smaller businesses. Furthermore, rising energy prices and the fea...

Weak #competitiveness is a major challenge for #SMEs. EU productivity decline & rising energy costs reduce investment amid uncertainty - SG @veroniquewillems.bsky.social at the Microeconomic Dialogue. SMEs face #AI challenges: talent, reskilling & practical use cases.

More ⤵️

#MEDPOL #FutureOfWork

What is the voice and place of #universities in the EU discussions about #competitiveness? See the debate here

@EUA @laurencefarreng

#EUPol

https://youtu.be/MSBJmWn1dCc?si=vq_jr62X0codHxDJ

Study Finds Left-Handed People May Have Competitive Advantages A recent study by researchers at the University of Chieti-Pescara in Italy explored how handedness may relate to competitiveness. The study found that left-handed individuals, especially men, tend to be more competitive in one-on-one scenarios, while right-handed people often exhibit better cooperative behavior. This phenomenon is explained through the concept of evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS), suggesting that left-handedness provides a minority advantage in competitive contexts due to its unpredictability. The research included two experiments: one with 1,100 participants completing questionnaires on handedness and competitiveness, and another with 48 participants performing a pegboard dexterity test. Results showed that left-handers scored higher on traits like hyper-competitiveness and personal development-oriented competitiveness, but hand preference did not correlate with motor skills. Additionally, the study found no significant differences between left- and right-handed individuals in general personality traits or mental health measures. Gender differences were noted: men generally displayed higher competitiveness, while women showed more anxiety-driven avoidance of competition. The study concludes that left-handedness may offer evolutionary advantages in competitive settings, maintaining its stable presence in the population.

Study Finds Left-Handed People May Have Competitive Advantages

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

#lefthanded #competitiveness #evolution

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All March EU meetings in Cyprus rescheduled or made virtual “Due to developments in the region there were difficulties or cancellations with the flights not only to Cyprus, but also to other coun...

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