Recommend this threat on our new paper. Cities and services hold most potential in the single market -> with implications for cohesion policy. To maximize the single market and growth, EU regional policy must develop a strategy for cities! Find it here: bertelsmann-stiftung.de/de/publikation…

Last week, Lucas Carvalho, Sander Tordoir & John Springford launched the report Why Cities Must Drive Growth in the EU's Single Market - now you can read a summary on our blog. Check it out here: globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Now out also in English: Why do we need an EU Future Fund and how to do it? Check out our paper, written together with great colleagues from DGB - Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund, ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies, Dezernat Zukunft @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social, FiscalFuture, European Environmental Bureau, and Bertelsmann Stiftung for our answers based on several workshops!

Securing competitiveness amid current and future challenges requires a coherent 🇪🇺finance and investment strategy. One solution is a future fund. Read our background study for the Progressive EU Fiscal Policy Network led by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and DGB - Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund to learn about the benefits!

Can cities be supported to drive growth in the #EU #SingleMarket? To do so, Lucas Carvalho, Sander Tordoir & John Springford recommend focusing on: 🚆Improved transport links 🏙️Increased city density ⚡️Improved energy efficiency and electrification globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

To hone the 🇪🇺's competitive edge, Thieß Petersen & Lucas Carvalho argue a future-fit economic strategy must: 1⃣ Develop a coherent industrial & investment strategy 2⃣ Advance completion of the #SingleMarket 3⃣ Reinforce partnerships & trade agreements globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

The Draghi report has just dropped - and it is surprisingly good and low-bullshit. My initial takeaways:

Intra-EU goods trade has slowed, outpaced by intra-EU services trade. #Services #trade tends to cluster activity in cities, working against the #EU goal of economic #convergence for regions. Referenced in the #Draghi report, this publication by John Springford, Sander Tordoir &

The EU’s future power depends on boosting #competitiveness. To stay strong globally, Lucas Carvalho & Thieß Petersen write the #EU must: 1️⃣ Create a coherent industrial strategy 2️⃣ Complete the #SingleMarket 3️⃣ Strengthen global partnerships Read here: globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

The #BRICS Summit in Kazan shows the need for strategic EU-Global South ties. For this, the EU should advance the proposed Clean Trade and Investment Partnerships and structure them around mutual benefit. Read it here: globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Europe’s economy is facing a series of challenges that are affecting growth, productivity, and innovation. With uncertainty stemming from the US election results and a new European Commission taking charge, the Progressive Economics Network (PEN) convenes in Berlin to discuss

encompass-europe.com/comment/an-eu-… László Andor FEPS #EUbudget