Purpose

This paper aims to review the evidence on Europe’s economic performance and on the role played by policies pursued at the European Union (EU) level, using the competitiveness framework as the conceptual lens.

Design/methodology/approach

Why has Europe not made more progress on upgrading its competitiveness over the past few decades, despite the many initiatives that the EU has launched?

Findings

It finds Europe’s sluggish performance to be driven by a failure to adjust the EU’s policy approach to fundamental changes in the competitiveness context and challenges faced by European economies.

Originality/value

Based on this analysis, the paper suggests a new role for the EU in supporting EU member countries and regions in achieving higher levels of competitiveness.

中文翻译：

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重新考虑欧盟在增强欧洲竞争力中的作用

目的

本文旨在以竞争力框架为概念镜头，回顾有关欧洲经济表现以及在欧盟（EU）层面推行的政策所发挥的作用的证据。

设计/方法/方法

尽管欧盟发起了许多举措，为什么欧洲在过去几十年中在提升竞争力方面没有取得更多进展？

发现

报告发现，欧洲的疲软表现是由于未能根据竞争环境和欧洲经济体面临的挑战的根本变化而调整欧盟的政策方法而导致的。

创意/价值

在此分析的基础上，本文提出了欧盟在支持欧盟成员国和地区实现更高水平的竞争力方面的新作用。