🌊 Geography can affect the way a #business competes. For EU islands this means higher costs, smaller #markets, #skills shortages, strong seasonality. How can geography become a strength ❓
🎬 Video with memebr Manthos Mavrommatis
➡️ Read more with member Kostis Moussouroulis: link.europa.eu/RxfrHY
🔷 What happens when uncertainty becomes the new tariff in EU-US economic relations ❓For EU companies this is a reality. The remedy is urgent: #Europe must speak with one voice
➡️ Read more with our members
@miramaria.bsky.social & Stefano Mallia for @thetimesofmalta.bsky.social: shorturl.at/Ep9a4
Powering EU’s future starts with secure electricity.
To guarantee quality, low-carbon, affordable energy, we recommend:
🔹 a forward-looking planning;
🔹 a systemic approach;
🔹 a stronger grid security.
Reliable energy protects citizens and boosts competitiveness.
🔗 link.europa.eu/QjTMpB
#EUEnergy
🔷 The 2026 #EuropeanSemester came at a decisive moment. Without stronger #productivity growth the EU will struggle to sustain public finances, defense capacity, invest in #innovation & preserve its social model.
➡️ Read more with our member Adelina Dabu: link.europa.eu/rVRVcC
🌊 Good news towards a comprehensive EU #MaritimeStrategy that the @eesc.bsky.social has long called for. A strong European #industrial base also includes #maritime industries & competitive transport systems 🚢
➡️ Read more: link.europa.eu/wRHkDc
⚡ #Electricity prices can decide where #investment go & where it disappears. As high costs affect production & jobs, the EU needs modern electricity grids as one continent, not 27 systems.
🎬 Video: our member Yolanda Sanz Martin
➡️ Read more w/ member Marcin Nowacki: link.europa.eu/BtgfF7
What if Europe could power its #StrategicAutonomy w/ resources it already has❓Sodium #batteries could make that possible. #Sodium is available, affordable & sustainable but the real opportunity goes even further.
➡️ Learn more w/ Rapporteur
Paul Rübig: link.europa.eu/vqKKHm
@ccmi-eesc.bsky.social
🌿 Nature is under pressure. Restoring ecosystems, protecting biodiversity & managing land sustainably require effort & funding. #Nature credits offer opportunities for #business & benefits for nature.
➡️ Read more w/ Co-Rapporteur Teppo Säkkinen: link.europa.eu/CpBGkG
🤝 Today we met w/ Enrico Letta to discuss the future of the #SingleMarket. We share a clear concern: #Europe is losing #competitiveness & we are not acting fast enough to redress this gap. It is not about lowering standards, but about smarter regulation 🎯
➡️ Read our Study: link.europa.eu/YKdXrw
📍 AI is not just a technology, it is a strategic edge. #Infrastructure & skills, w/ dedicated support for #SMEs, must become policy priorities. Speedy implementation is key 🎯
We discussed this & more w/ our partners @copacogeca.bsky.social,
@eurochambres.bsky.social & @eurocommerce.bsky.social 🤝
🔬 The #HorizonEurope proposed budget is encouraging but investment in #research & #innovation must lead to stronger industrial #competitiveness, faster access to funding & more participation by #SMEs 📈
👇Read more w/ our member Goncalo Lobo Xavier: link.europa.eu/TYNNmC
⚡ Can #Europe secure its #energy future without #nuclear power❓
Half of EU countries have already turned to one source that can cut emissions & costs, and steady the grid: #nuclear power.
➡️ Read more with our member Alena Mastantuono : link.europa.eu/Bntdkn
#Act4EUCompetitiveness
As @munsecconf.bsky.social is ongoing, one thing is clear: Europe’s #security depends on its #economic strength 🛡️
#EUCompetitiveness, #innovation & a strong industrial base are essential to resilience, #defence & prosperity. Let's work together to achieve this 🎯
#MSC2026
In 2026 will the EU emerge as a competitive hub in a divided global economy❓
#EUCompetitiveness must become openly geoeconomic, built on:
✅ Industry & #trade
✅ #Security
✅ Investment in skills & #innovation
➡️ Read more: link.europa.eu/jGWWY4
📍 On 12 February, at the EU Leaders’ Retreat on #EUCompetitiveness, leaders will face a choice: remain trapped in incrementalism or finally deliver transformation, completing the #SingleMarket to unleash lasting #growth 📈
➡️ Read our recommendations: link.europa.eu/FXjYhr
#AI is a strategic lever & #economic opportunity. 80% of companies see it as such, too few act on it. The EU needs simpler rules, faster deployment & a clear signal: we choose #innovation, not hesitation 🎯
@sandraparthie.bsky.social at the highly engaging AI event w/ DCGG.
EU standards are a strategic asset for #SingleMarket & #economic integration. Bottlenecks are operational. We need faster delivery, better coordination & real implementation. Strengthen what works, don’t reinvent it 🎯
@sandraparthie.bsky.social at @euractiv.com debate on Leveraging #SingleMarket
📍#EUCompetitiveness is held back by regulatory complexity. The AI‑powered #RegulatoryBurdenIndex offers a solution: it measures regulatory burdens in real time, flags high‑cost rules, supports smarter EU lawmaking
➡️ europa.eu/!HRM7Dh
Alena Mastantuono at the EP with MEP @baljeu.bsky.social
Sustainability & #EUCompetitiveness must go together but equal #business conditions are essential. #Competition policy is key for resilience but it must be fair. Market surveillance is a tool🎯
@sandraparthie.bsky.social at EU Competition Conference
🎬 Full video: shorturl.at/pnfUX
#ArtificialIntelligence is no longer the future. And it is here to stay 🎯 Join this event on #AI co-organised with Digital Currencies Governance Group (DCGG)❗
➡️ Registration is mandatory, sign up here: luma.com/kra4s5qk
🌐 More info: lnkd.in/eqUvPgHD
🗯️ EU #simplification efforts are welcome but are more damage control than reform. Regulatory uncertainty undermines #EUCompetitiveness, weakens the clean transition & #EU credibility as a place to innovate. Simplification must go deeper 🎯
@sandraparthie.bsky.social at the Blueprint Conference
🗯️ Too much of the discussion on #AI is on mistrust, instead on developing trustworthy EU solutions. Europe cannot reduce dependencies if its #data spaces & #AI value chains rely on non-EU technologies. Diversifying is a #geopolitical necessity 🌍
Our Pres. @sandraparthie.bsky.social at #EESCplenary
📣 AI is reshaping the way we do business. How can the EU achieve #innovation, #EUCompetitiveness & responsible #AI❓Let's find out in the high-level roundtable organised by Digital Currencies Governance Group:
📆 5 February 2026
📍 Brussels
🕘 9.00-13.00
🌐 Info & registration: link.europa.eu/krYVKf
#Clean energy isn’t optional 🌊
#InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy reminds us the need to reduce #energy dependencies & boost #innovation. How❓ By securing low-carbon energy supply, incl. nuclear #power, & investing in #research 🎯
#Act4EUCompetitiveness
➡️ Read more: smeunited.eu/news/ai-s-tr...
@veroniquewillems.bsky.social @employers-eesc.bsky.social
📢 Our January #newsletter is out! This month we talk about:
🔹 #CY2026EU
🔹 #Competitiveness outlook in 2026
🔹 #MFF
🔹 #AI Strategy
🔹 #HorizonEurope
🔹 #CAP
...and more❗
#Act4EUCompetitiveness
➡️ Read our newsletter: link.europa.eu/TTRHQC
Our message to @cy2026eu.bsky.social is clear: follow Mr Draghi, leverage the EU Presidency to complete the #SingleMarket & close the tech gap w/ the US & China.
EU Employers stand ready as partners.
Our Pres. @sandraparthie.bsky.social at the #EESCplenary debate w/ Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna
📍 AI is reshaping #enterprises & the EU must see it as more than a tool: #AI is our strategic edge. Today we discussed this & more w/ our partners SGI Europe, Business Europe & @smeunited.bsky.social
We will keep working together for EU #business to lead & thrive in the AI era🤝
Across #Europe we see firms building entire internal reporting teams to manage compliance duties ❎
#Business is drowning in 🇪🇺 rules & employers demand urgent #simplification across all stages of lawmaking ✅
➡️Read more with Marcin Nowacki for
@euractiv.com
shorturl.at/ntP37
Fruitful exchange w/ Sari Rautio, #EPP President at the EU Committee of the Regions, on several EU topics, from the #MFF to the #SingleMarket 📈
We must join efforts for a stronger #Europe & better communication on the benefits that regional projects, implemented by EU companies, bring to citizens🤝
