Competitiveness

Talk of the town | Automotive

October 13th, 2025

China speed: “Baby fat” gives VW and others a hard time

Chinese manufacturers are developing new automotive products twice as fast as their Western competitors. Why is this and what solutions are there?

By Christian Domke Seidel

Ursula von der Leyen trifft die Chefs der Spitzenverbände der deutschen Wirtschaft.

News | Competitiveness

September 19th, 2025

Von der Leyen: Business should put its weight behind the competition agenda

The EU Commission President is calling on business associations in Berlin to stand up for her competition agenda. The BDI, BDA, DIHK and the skilled crafts sector should campaign for the omnibus packages in the Council and European Parliament.

By Till Hoppe

Talk of the Town | Mario Draghi

September 17th, 2025

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 János Allenbach-Ammann, Till Hoppe and Markus Grabitz

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

September 17th, 2025

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

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

September 10th, 2025

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