Plan I(nnovation) for Europe: Delivering Innovation-Led, Digitally-Powered Growth October 2013 Digital Economy Innovation On the eve of the October European Council devoted to innovation and the digital agenda, the Lisbon Council, and Nesta, Europe’s leading innovation foundation, teamed up to launch Plan I(nnovation)… Download READ MORE -
Economic Intelligence: The 27-28 June 2013 European Council, Post-Summit Analysis July 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone Alessandro Leipold, chief economist of the Lisbon Council, offers an up-to-the-minute analysis of the principal achievements and conclusions of the 27-28 June European Council. Mr. Leipold discusses the decisions taken… Download READ MORE -
Economic Intelligence: The 27-28 June 2013 European Council June 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone On the eve of the 27-28 June European Council, Chief Economist Alessandro Leipold weighs in on the key issues facing European policymakers as they meet to tackle youth unemployment, access… Download READ MORE -
Lessons from Three Years of Euro-Area Crisis Fighting: Getting It Right Next Time June 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone As the debate on Europe’s crisis fighting strategy deepens with the leak of a critical IMF document pointing to deep flaws in the European decision-making process, the Lisbon Council launches… Download READ MORE -
Copyright Reform for Growth and Jobs: Modernising the European Copyright Framework May 2013 Digital Economy Knowledge Society Ian Hargreaves, professor of digital economy, University of Cardiff; author, Digital Opportunity: A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth (“the Hargreaves report”) and senior fellow at the Lisbon Council; and… Download READ MORE -
Economic Intelligence: The 14-15 March 2013 European Council, Post-Summit Analysis March 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone Alessandro Leipold, chief economist of the Lisbon Council, weighs in with real-time analysis of the 14-15 March European Council. Mr. Leipold — who joined the Lisbon Council in 2010 after… Download READ MORE -
Economic Intelligence: The European Council of 14-15 March 2013: Can it Deliver? March 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone On the eve of the European Council Spring Summit on 14-15 March, the Lisbon Council launches a new policy paper series — Economic Intelligence, Up-to-the-Minute Analysis from Chief Economist Alessandro… Download READ MORE -
The Euro Plus Monitor Spring 2013 Update March 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone The Lisbon Council and Berenberg Bank published The Euro Plus Monitor Spring 2013 Update. The Euro Plus Monitor is the premier competitiveness ranking of eurozone economies, as well as Poland,… Download READ MORE -
The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor: The Rocky Road to Balanced Growth November 2012 Economy Euro Eurozone The 2012 Euro Plus Monitor, the authoritative competitiveness ranking jointly published each year by Berenberg Bank and the Lisbon Council, ranks the 17 eurozone countries on a range of key… Download READ MORE -
SMEs in the Single Market: A Growth Agenda for the 21st Century October 2012 Digital Economy Entrepreneurship In the presence of European Commissioner Michel Barnier, the Lisbon Council launched SMEs in the Single Market: A Growth Agenda for the 21st Century. In this timely report, eight thought… Download READ MORE -
Intellectual Property and Innovation: A Framework for 21st Century Growth and Jobs September 2012 Digital Innovation Knowledge Society In the presence of European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes, the Lisbon Council launched Intellectual Property and Innovation: A Framework for 21st Century Growth and Jobs. In this timely report, ten… Download READ MORE -
Wired for Growth and Innovation: How Digital Technologies are Reshaping Small- and Medium- Sized Businesses May 2012 Digital Entrepreneurship Knowledge Society Executive Director Ann Mettler and Senior Fellow Anthony D. Williams explain the potential of the Internet – and greater adoption of information and communication technology in small- and medium-sized enterprises… Download READ MORE -