The EU has implemented just a fraction of the proposals made by former Italian premier Mario Draghi on revitalising the bloc’s flagging economy in the race against global rivals such as China and the US.
Back in September 2024, Draghi set out 383 recommendations warning that Europe faced an “existential challenge” and would “not be able to become a leader in new technologies, a beacon of climate responsibility and an independent player on the world stage” unless it became more productive.
But a year on, despite the European Commission’s pledges to move quickly, only 11.2 per cent of Draghi’s ideas have been implemented, according to an audit by the European Policy Innovation Council, a Brussels-based think-tank.