Europe’s productivity challenge: Why the gap with the U.S. keeps growing — and what can be done about it
Europe’s economic fortunes depend on its ability to boost productivity — the essential engine of prosperity.
Can Europe reconcile digital sovereignty and competitiveness?
As geopolitical tensions rise and technology becomes ever more central to growth, the European Union faces a fundamental question ...
Europe between protectionism and openness: How to compete in a fragmented world
In our latest Future is Blue episode, we explored a question that now sits at the center of the European Union economic debate: how to navigate between the rising tide of protectionism and the long-standing benefits of openness. Our guest, Ana María Santacreu, Senior Economic Policy Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, walked us through the evidence: trade is fragmenting along geopolitical lines, vulnerabilities are crystallizing around critical inputs, and Europe’s best lever for resilience may lie at home—by finishing the job of integrating its own market.
Europe’s AI moment: Between regulation and global relevance
The European Union has become the first major global power to establish a comprehensive legal framework for artificial intelligence. But can Europe move from being a regulatory pioneer to a global AI leader?