Report | After the Draghi Report: The Role of Central Europe in Strengthening EU Competitiveness

Building on the findings of the 2024 Draghi Report, the discussion explored the EU’s widening gap in productivity, innovation, and investment, while emphasizing that the main challenge lies not in creating strategies, but in implementing them effectively. Participants also addressed structural weaknesses in the European innovation ecosystem, the need to balance strategic autonomy with economic openness, and the limits of the current growth model in Central and Eastern Europe.

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