The paper proposes a new approach to policy making in the, introducing the concept of “policy acupuncture” or “pressure points” to address the complex and interconnected challenges facing Europe. It argues that by identifying and acting on these high-leverage points, the EU can unlock systemic change and achieve greater impact and presents ten policy pressure point interventions to enable Europe’s twin green and digital transitions, increase competitiveness, and build resilience.
10 policy pressure point interventions to enable Europe’s twin green and digital transitions, increase competitiveness, and build resilience:
- Redefining Economic Value: Towards a Wellbeing Economy
- Resource Productivity: Efficiency as Europe’s New Competitive Edge
- Enabling Finance for Innovation Agility and Excellence at Scale
- Talent, Brain Drain & Migration: Europe’s Innovation Imperative
- Multi-Level Governance: Activating Europe’s Distributed Strength
- Shared Narratives: Building Europe’s Cognitive Immunity
- Data Sovereignty and Infrastructural Autonomy
- Policy Coherence for Technological Convergence
- Expanding Time Horizons: Institutionalising Long-Term Thinking
- Trusted International Partnerships for Systemic Resilience.