Why the EU’s competitiveness push could be good news for the green agenda

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Why the EU’s competitiveness push could be good news for the green agenda

Lofty green pledges and targets will count for little without the dynamic economic activity to make them real

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An easy, faster way to make the EU more competitive

The European Union has long prided itself as a regulation superpower, a greater stickler to regulations than economic and technological giants — the United States and China. However, the EU's competitiveness report prepared in September by Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank, warned that the bloc's excessive adherence to rules and regulations has seriously stifled innovation and caused an exodus of capital and talent.

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EU's Von der Leyen Set to Pitch CEOs on Competitiveness Plan

(Bloomberg) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is planning to meet industry leaders on Feb. 26 in a bid to assure top local producers that the European Union will act to boost competitiveness during an ambitious green overhaul.

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With the presentation of the European competitiveness compass, a simplification of the regulation affecting companies is expected. Experts say that the plans are positive, but warn that Member States will have to chart a joint path to achieve the objectives.