29 Oct 2025
Competitiveness Policy
02INTRODUCTION
Sustainable prosperity and competitiveness are one of the seven key priorities for the European Commission under its President Ursula von der Leyen for the period of 2024-2029. A first outline of a possible competitiveness strategy for Europe was provided by Mario Draghi's report on 'The future of European competitiveness'. The importance of focusing on Europe's competitiveness was also highlighted by the Council of the EU in the 'Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal' (8 Nov. 2024). The Letta Report (April 2024) draws up recommendations for the future of the Single Market.
This section provides news and documents relating to this priority.
Documents can be downloaded here:
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission presented its proposal for a European Competitiveness Fund ('ECF’), including the Specific Programme for Defence Research and Innovation Activities. Tis documents can be found under MFF- Competitiveness Fund.