EU digital agenda

John Springford
26 July 2015

The EU should not fret about the power of US internet giants. The take-up of digital technology across the services sector is more important than a 'European Google'.
Coal

Stephen Tindale
25 February 2014

In the 20th century, the British political party which supported the coal industry was Labour. The relationship between the Tories and the miners was confrontational.
Digital age

23 October 2013

With Robert Madelin, director general for communication networks, content & technology, European Commission
Services markets

John Springford
28 September 2012

European services markets are still overwhelmingly national. There are big economic gains to be made from opening them up. 
Europe’s leaders are casting around for ways to improve the EU’s economic performance. In the long term, a more integrated single market for services could improve Europe’s weak productivity growth. The...
Innovation report

Simon Tilford, Esko Aho, Jim Attridge, Amar Bhidé, Albert Bravo-Biosca, Nicholas Crafts, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, Malcolm Harbour, John Kay, Helga Nowotny, Andreas Schleicher, Michael Schrage, Philip Whyte and David Willetts.
08 July 2011

Every EU government supports innovation, believing that it will help Europe to meet the numerous economic, social and environmental challenges that it faces.

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Can industrial Europe be saved?

Olivier Cadot, Pierre Blime

13 September 1996

Pessimists claim that the European economy is sinking under the weight of an over-regulated labour market and a costly welfare state. Taking a hard-headed look at the facts, Olivier Cadot and Pierre Blime find that Europe's competitive position in manufacturing has declined, industrial Europe is facing declining market shares in...

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