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Europe needs 'unprecedented' investment to close gap with China, US

Italy's former Prime Minister Mario Draghi pictured holdin a press conference at the end of an European Union leaders summit in Brussels on 24 June, 2022. AFP - JOHN THYS

Europe needs to significantly increase investment as part of a "new industrial strategy" to remain competitive with the United States and reduce reliance on China, a new report claims.

Last year, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen asked Mario Draghi – a former Italian prime minister and European Central Bank chief – to report back on how the 27-country bloc can increase competitivity amid rising global insecurity and economic challenges.

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