Am avut onoarea să coordonez raportul EUobserver „Competitivitate economică și cetățenii europeni”.
Mulțumesc
sincer celor 11 experți din Bruxelles care au contribuit cu opinii și
răspunsuri detaliate la cele 12 întrebări ale studiului.
Concluzia
este simplă, dar esențială: comunicarea competitivității poate fi o șansă de
a apropia din nou Europa de cetățenii săi.
Studiul,
în integralitatea sa, poate fi vizualizat aici.
Citiți
mai multe în articolul
publicat astăzi de EUobserver.
....
What should a more competitive Europe deliver for its
citizens?
EUobserver’s first
Stakeholder Report bring together people working on European policy to
examine the choices facing the EU and what they mean for citizens. Through
interviews and analysis, we explore competing perspectives, practical
priorities and questions that deserve a wider debate.
Economic Competitiveness and European Citizens,
published ahead of Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the Union address on 16
September, asks a question that should inform both the speech and the political
year ahead: how can Europe’s economic ambitions translate into better lives for
Europeans?
Authored by EUobserver’s European affairs director Dan
Luca, the report draws on 11 experts from economic policy, academia, business
and public affairs, each responding to the same 12 questions.
The report examines how Europe can strengthen its
single market, mobilise investment and build on its industrial strengths –
while sustaining its social model. It also explores the role of skills and
migration, the opportunities and challenges of enlargement, and whether
national and European institutions have the capacity to turn decisions into
results.
The contributors disagree on important questions,
including how much power and funding the EU needs and whose interests shape the
debate. But their answers all question a central issue: whether competitiveness
produces improvements people can recognise, from affordable energy and quality
jobs to reliable infrastructure and stronger public services.
As von der Leyen sets out her priorities, the report
offers a framework for judging what follows: concrete projects, credible
financing and visible benefits
And to discuss the findings, suggest a topic or
explore working with EUobserver on a future stakeholder report or policy
communication, contact Dan Luca at DL@euobserver.com.
Many thanks to contributors to the report:
Lúcio Vinhas de Souza, Chief
Economist at BusinessEurope and Director of its Economics Department.
Karel Lannoo, CEO
of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).
László Andor,
Secretary-General of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS).
Peter
Hefele, Head of the Department of Economic Education at the
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and Policy Director at the Martens Centre for
European Studies.
Micael
Castanheira, Research Director at the Belgian National Fund for Scientific
Research (FNRS), and Professor at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and
Management at ULB.
Elaine
Cruikshanks, founding partner of Acumen Public Affairs.
Isabelle
De Vinck, Managing Partner at Political Intelligence Brussels.
Frédéric Soudain,
Managing Partner at Logos Public Affairs.
Feriel Saouli is
CEO of SEC Newgate EU.
Jan Dröge, a
partner at Schuman Associates and serves as Chief Operating Officer.
Roxana Moldovan,
an Account Director at Red Flag Brussels.
Dan
LUCA / Bruxelles
