How to revive Europe’s economy and unlock its potential

Enrico Letta, former prime minister of Italy, and other experts discuss how the European Union’s economy must adapt to a challenging world.

Members event, Panel Recording
7 November 2024 — 6:00PM TO 7:00PM
Chatham House and Online

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— Enrico Letta, former prime minister of Italy, and other experts discuss how the European Union’s economy must adapt to a challenging world.

Amid a fractured geopolitical environment, global trade volatility and hardening protectionist policies in many countries, the European economy must adapt fast. The single market is a key driver of European integration, but it was designed in a very different global economic context.

Launched in April, Enrico Letta’s Much more than a market report set out how the European Union should adapt the arrangements of the single market to ensure it delivers prosperity and economic security for EU citizens in the 21st century. The report resonates with ongoing debates over the future of European competitiveness, industrial strategy and how to respond to an apparently deglobalizing world. In this event, Letta and other experts on the European economy and integration will discuss the prospect of meaningful reform of the single market, and what the incoming Commission can do to ensure the EU unlocks the potential of its economy for all its citizens.

Key questions include:

  • What dynamics are shaping the Europe’s economic landscape?
  • What opportunities are there to enhance the strength and competitiveness of the single market
  • How can the EU’s leaders ensure the single market is aligned with other strategic objectives such as security and enlargement?
  • What political hurdles may prevent progress on single market reform? And how can these be overcome?

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