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The EU's Open Strategic Autonomy and the challenge of ... globalpolicyjournal.com Aug 27, 2025 12 facts
claimThe second von der Leyen Commission's economic strategy centers on competitiveness as a conceptual bridge between the balance of autonomy and openness, while also prioritizing redistribution to ensure cohesion among Member States and citizens.
referenceThe European Union has developed a consensus on pursuing more assertive trade and industrial policies, characterized by competitiveness, drastic simplification, targeted support for innovative EU partnerships, and protection from unfair foreign competition, as outlined in the 2024 Draghi Report, the 2025 Competitiveness Compass, and the 2025 Clean Industrial Deal.
measurementThe 2019 EU Green Deal blueprint mentioned 'competitiveness' 7 times in a 24-page text, whereas the 2025 EU Competitiveness Compass includes 118 mentions of 'competitiveness' in a 27-page text.
claimHistorically, the European Union's industrial policy has been subordinated to its competition policy, despite the European Commission's vocal support for competitiveness.
claimDuring the 2000s, the development community used the notion of competitiveness to reorient discourse toward stimulating domestic productivity to facilitate the integration of emerging countries into world markets.
claimThe European Union's recent revamping of competitiveness seeks alternative paths to support internal productivity while adapting to high levels of interdependence that are weaponized along geopolitical divides.
referenceErik Reinert authored the article 'Competitiveness and its Predecessors – a 500-years cross-national perspective,' which was published in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics in 1995 (Volume 6, Issue 1, pages 23-42).
claimCompetitiveness is a central feature of the new European Union economic policy agenda, acting as a conceptual bridge between the balance of Open Strategic Autonomy (OSA) and the divide between consumers and suppliers within Member State electorates.
perspectiveEugenia Baroncelli argues that the European Union's Open Strategic Autonomy (OSA) mercantilism remains primarily reactive and defensive, with calls for competitiveness serving as a rhetorical bridge to unify the Union's liberalizing and autonomist factions.
claimEuropean Union competitiveness is defined as being at the crossroads of domestic industrial policy and foreign trade policy, and has been used as a synonym for growth-productivity or as an equivalent of trade performance, such as revealed comparative advantage and market shares.
claimThe concept of competitiveness has been used in development discourse since the 2000s to reorient the stimulation of domestic productivity toward facilitating the integration of emerging countries into world markets.
referenceEugenia Baroncelli's chapter, 'The EU’s Open Strategic Autonomy and the challenge of competitiveness in the era of geo-politicized interdependence,' is part of a forthcoming e-book by the Global Governance Research Group of the UNA Europa network titled 'The European Union in an Illiberal World.'
The European quest for autonomy at a time of shifting paradigms tepsa.eu Feb 27, 2026 1 fact
claimThe Draghi and Letta reports contain ideas that would help strengthen the autonomy and competitiveness of the European Union.
What is Trump's 'America First' trade policy agenda? | Brookings brookings.edu Jan 21, 2026 1 fact
claimThe U.S. trade policy agenda is cautious about imposing restrictions on economic engagement, such as export controls or investment restrictions, because such constraints could risk undermining U.S. competitiveness.
The Influence of Behavioral Biases on Investment Decisions jmsr-online.com Jul 8, 2025 1 fact
referenceSwain and Jena (2023) reconceptualized knowledge hiding as a dynamic, intentional, and context-sensitive behavior that is often shaped by perceived competitiveness and social comparison rather than solely by malice.
A tectonic shift in tariff policy | UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) unctad.org Sep 17, 2025 1 fact
claimVulnerable economies face a risk of losing competitiveness in the US market due to their reliance on a narrow range of products and a limited number of markets.
Exploring Open-Source Software Ecosystems for Hardware ... link.springer.com May 1, 2024 1 fact
referenceThe European Commission published a 2021 report titled 'The impact of open source software and hardware on technological independence, competitiveness and innovation in the EU economy,' which analyzes the influence of open source paradigms on the European Union economy.
Sustainability through business model innovation and climate ... nature.com Jan 20, 2025 1 fact
referenceRamdani et al. (2019) state that sustainable business models can enhance competitiveness, foster customer loyalty, and unlock new markets by responding to consumer preferences for environmentally and socially responsible products and services.
Why organisations must embrace the 'open source' paradigm blogs.lse.ac.uk Jan 5, 2024 1 fact
claimSharing best practices regarding algorithmic governance can increase a company's competitiveness by making the organization more trustworthy to users, consumers, the public, and markets.