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The EU has to make sure not to trade one dependency for another and swap out Russian LNG for America's instead, warned Danish liberal lawmaker Sigrid Friis at our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

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October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Lessons learnt from the support for Ukraine in times of war are lessons that should be used within Europe, Ukraine's deputy PM Taras Kachka told us at the #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

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October 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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"I'm not sure we can take lessons" on free speech from the current US administration," former Italian PM Mario Monti told us at the #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

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October 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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"I’m absolutely sure" Europe will ready to defend itself in five years, EU defense chief Andrius Kubilius said at our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

But "it demands a different approach and a different pace in our political negotiations."

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October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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"The fact that [Ukraine] attached our electricity grids to the EU" on the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion "saved us," Deputy PM for European Integration, Taras Kachka, told us at our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

"It was a safe line."

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October 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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“The ageing farming population is a massive challenge in Europe,” Bayer’s Jens Hartmann told us at the #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit today.

“Why doesn’t the younger generation get more into farming?” he asked — and hazarded a guess himself ...

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October 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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At our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, one thing was clear during our panel on reshaping the transatlantic alliance: Geopolitics is interfering with trade more than ever before.

Here are @camgijs.bsky.social's takeaways👇

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October 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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“Any house is stronger if the foundation is done well.”

Conny Aerts, ERC Member, spoke about daring science and ERC at #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

”We need a broad pool of fundamental science.”
”It’s the foundation of the house of #innovation”.

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October 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Europe's ability to compete globally is under scrutiny — in every sector.

Today, EU officials, policymakers and business chiefs are at the #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit to discuss the bloc's future.

📺 Watch live, with expert commentary from our reporters: politico.eu/article/comp...
October 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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To boost Europe's defense capabilities, the Commission wants to upgrade hundreds of mobility “hotspots” to make them ready to move troops and equipment.

But as Magda Kopczyńska of DG MOVE said at our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, cash is limited.

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October 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Brazil’s EU ambassador wants the bloc's Mercosur deal signed at the beginning of December, but at our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit he couldn’t hide his skepticism:

"I have learned ... you need to follow the maxim: Seeing is believing."

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October 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The EU Commission wants to channel money used to fund the bloc's poorest regions into competitiveness instead.

At our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, Poland's deputy regional policy minister warned that this fund shouldn't hurt the member states most in need.

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October 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Europe is facing another energy shock — what can it actually do to keep prices down?

🎙️ Today on the Brussels Playbook Podcast, @zoyashef.bsky.social discusses it with Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen in a conversation recorded live at #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit:
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Europe is facing another energy shock — so what can it actually do to keep prices down? Zoya Sheftalovich speaks with Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen in a co
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March 25, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Things got lively at the first panel of our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit as the CEO of AmCham EU and the EU ambassador to the US disagreed on the bloc's plans to monitor supply chains for environmental and human rights violations 👇

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October 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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The trade deal struck between US and the EU was “not the ideal scenario” Malte Lohan, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU said at our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.

But, he argues, the alternatives could have been worse.

More on our blog: ow.ly/NhCV50X5q2I
October 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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As more attention turns to the EU’s military mobility infrastructure, more problems have been found.

At our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, Jordyn Dahl spoke with the director general of DG MOVE to understand why 👇

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October 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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“It’s easier to get a meeting in the White House with a senior official than to get a meeting with a commissioner."

A senior exec from Dutch tech giant ASML slammed the EU for being inaccessible to Europe’s companies during our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit.
Dutch tech giant ASML: ‘Not always easy’ to meet with EU politicians
‘The political leaders should sit down with the companies that are investing money,’ says ASML executive.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Will AI lead to mass layoffs across Europe?

Sonja van Lieshout, president of the World Employment Confederation Europe, doesn’t think so.

Here’s what she said at our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit 👇

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October 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Employers and policymakers alike are aware of the potentially earth-shattering ramifications of AI for the European labor market.

At our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, Ben Munster spoke to two labor experts on the issue. Here are his takeaways 👇

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October 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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At our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, we asked Maria Cristina Russo whether the Commission was certain that EU funds through the Horizon research program weren’t being misused as part of Israeli military activities.

Here’s what she said 👇

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October 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Fierce negotiations are well underway among EU countries over the bloc’s next long-term budget.

At our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, we spoke to experts and government officials involved in the talks.

Reporter Gregorio Sorgi summarizes the discussion👇

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October 2, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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🍿 That’s all, folks!

Thanks for joining our #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit, two days jam-packed with fascinating debates on Europe's quest to regain its competitive edge.

Reread all our snap analysis or rewatch the summit here:
POLITICO’s Competitive Europe Summit: As it happened
All the latest updates and analysis from POLITICO’s big competitiveness gathering in Brussels.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Many interesting conversations and discussions at the #POLITICOCompetitiveSummit hosted by @politico.eu
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Dafuq: Frank Heemskerk from ASML says that it's easier to get a high level meeting in the White House than with an EU commissioner. And we're wondering why Europe keeps lagging behind in ultracrucial branches like semiconductors… #politicocompetitivesummit
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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CEO of American Chamber of Commerce to the EU Malte Lohan defends the EU-US trade deal, saying the alternative to 15% "wasn’t zero, it was 30%". EU retaliation on €93 billion worth of US exports would have led to "spiral of escalation" says Lohan #politicocompetitivesummit
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM