Making the EU friendlier to high-growth businesses

Date
January 27, 2026, 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM EST
Virtual Event
Nicolas Véron (PIIE) and Jörg Kukies (Financing Innovative Ventures in Europe)
Event Summary

Since the 2024 publication of reports by senior statesmen Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi, the European Union has been debating how to improve its competitiveness and foster more high-growth companies. Together with France’s Christian Noyer, former German Federal Finance Minister Jörg Kukies has led an in-depth investigation of policy options to that effect. This session discusses their findings and recommendations.

HOST

Nicolas Véron
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

GUEST

Jörg Kukies 
Co-chair, French-German Taskforce on Financing Innovative Ventures in Europe (FIVE)

Video

Series

About This Series

Europe faces a turbulent new era of economic, security, and governance challenges. Join Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, for What Now, Europe?, a virtual series and podcast with experts and practitioners diving into Europe's future in a changing world.

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