Unlocking Europe's Potential

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Two recent landmark reports on the European Union's economy paint an unforgiving picture of its vulnerabilities, suggesting the region faces the prospect of "slow agony". At current productivity and demographic trends, Europe's economic output is forecast to be the same in 2050 as it is today.

With much of the power to correct course residing in national capitals, what will it take for leaders to rise to the challenge?

This is the full audio from a session at the Forum's Annual Meeting on 22 January, 2025.

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