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Competitiveness

Feature | Start-ups

Scale-up Europe Fund: No German investor so far

The multibillion-euro “Scale-up Europe” fund, with which the EU Commission wants to promote the growth of start-up companies, is taking shape – but so far with no participation from the German financial sector.

By Silke Wettach

News | Competitiveness

Deloitte and KfW: How net zero can make companies more competitive

Climate protection is a growth market offering entrepreneurial opportunities and can improve the competitiveness of the economy. This is demonstrated in a new study by Deloitte and KfW Research. KfW has announced that it will also invest in climate action in Brazil.

By Alexandra Endres

Bart De Wever talking to António Costa
Topic of the Day | European Council

EU summit: Belgium puts the brakes on reparation loans

Belgium's concerns have prevented an agreement on the use of frozen assets. Despite this, Zelenskyy is calling for faster action. Meanwhile, talks on climate policy went better, although the most important decisions are still pending.

By Janos Allenbach-Ammann, Stephan Israel and Lukas Knigge

Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Henna Virkkunen said: “We need to make doing business in Europe easier without compromising our high standards of online fairness and safety. We want an innovation-friendly rulebook: both in the way we apply the rules, and in simplifying the laws where our objectives can be reached at lower costs. We aim for less paperwork, fewer overlaps and less complex rules for companies doing business in the EU.”
News | Digital policy

Digital omnibus: Which laws the Commission wants to tackle

The AI Act is one of the laws that the Commission wants to include in the planned digital omnibus. This is intended to be a first step towards simplifying European digital legislation.

By Corinna Visser

Topic of the Day | Mario Draghi

Competitiveness: Draghi warns against "complacency"

One year after the publication of his report, the former Italian prime minister has criticized its slow implementation and the unwillingness to tackle radical changes. Business representatives are calling for greater efforts to support the internal market.

By Janos Allenbach-Ammann, Till Hoppe and Markus Grabitz

Glenn Micallef is the Maltese Commissioner responsible for intergenerational fairness, youth, culture and sport. He presents the 2025 Strategic Forsight of the European Commission.
News | Competitiveness

Strategic Forsight: Commission wants to think in new scenarios

The world order has been significantly shaken since the first strategic forecast in 2020, writes the Commission in its latest Strategic Foresight: “Resilience 2.0.” The Commission wants to better adapt to this.

By Corinna Visser