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Despite Europe’s attention and initiatives to tackle the sovereign debt crisis, its low growth prospects and high unemployment levels, three ‘super trends’ that threaten the prosperity of future generations remain. The policy response should, however, primarily be found at Member State level. To tackle the impact of globalisation, population ageing and increasing costs and scarcity of primary resources, EU Member States, in close coordination with the European Institutions, should face their ‘sustainable competitiveness challenge’.
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De Corte, S. (2013). Europe’s Sustainable Competitiveness Challenge. In: Chopin, T., Foucher, M. (eds) Schuman Report on Europe. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0451-4_11
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