BusinessEurope: Why Europe’s economy is on a make-or-break knife-edge
Boosting competitiveness in the face of weak growth and tariff threats is now a matter of urgency, says business chief.
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Boosting competitiveness in the face of weak growth and tariff threats is now a matter of urgency, says business chief.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/20/businesseurope-why-europes-economy-is-on-a-make-or-break-knife-edge
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00:00Good morning. In business news today, EU leaders have been urged to take decisive
00:06action on scaling back regulation and letting companies grow on the continent
00:11or risk further investment losses to the US. That's according to Markus Baerer,
00:16the Director General of Business Europe, who spoke to me earlier about what's holding companies
00:21back the most as the EU summit gets underway. It's very clear. It's always regulatory overburden.
00:28It's the cost of energy. And of course, it's also the lack of skilled labour.
00:31There's many other factors, but that's the top three. And the truth is with what is happening
00:36in the US, there is a fear that at least in the short term, this might deteriorate the situation.
00:43This might deteriorate these pull factors, which are pulling investment away from Europe.
00:49Europe can only be as strong as its economy. And this urgently needs to be taken care of.