Open Letter on European competitiveness report

Financing the transition| Europe in transition

Open letter to Prof. Mario Draghi, former Italian Prime Minister and former President of the European Central Bank European, on the European competitiveness report, signed by Chiara Martinelli, Director of Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe.

We would like to share our views on some of the challenges facing industry and companies in our Single Market, which resonate with our mandate, as well as our concerns on the EU’s current approach to industrial policy, macroeconomic competitiveness, and associated public and private finance policies. Building on those concerns, we propose some key recommendations which you can find enclosed together with the full letter.

 

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