The report ‘The Future of European Competitiveness’, put together by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, looks at challenges faced by industry and companies in the EU Single Market. Its findings are meant to contribute to the European Commission’s work on a new plan for Europe’s sustainable prosperity and competitiveness.
Does the Draghi report offer a bold vision for the EU? Or does it represent more of a missed opportunity? This video conversation between Erik Jones and Waltraud Schelkle highlights key values and gaps in the report, with a focus on disruptive innovation in terms of AI.
Watch the video on YouTube.
The new #EUIUpFront conversation series brings together EUI scholars to discuss the hottest topics of our time, from diverse angles, perspectives, and disciplines.
Erik Jones is Director of the EUI’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. He is editor or co-editor of books and special issues of journals on topics related to European politics and political economy, including The Oxford Handbook of the European Union (2012). Professor Jones’ commentary has appeared in the Financial Times, the New York Times, and other major newspapers and magazines across Europe and North America.
Waltraud Schelkle is Professor and Director of Research at the EUI Department for Political and Social Sciences and Joint Chair at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Prior to the EUI, she was Professor in Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Professor Schelkle is the author of the book ‘The political economy of monetary solidarity: understanding the experiment of the euro’ published by Oxford University Press in 2017.