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Northern European business associations insist on market integration instead of industrial policy

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Published: October 31st, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The EU Commission is currently receiving many proposals on how to set its priorities in the coming years.

The problem of stagnating productivity in the European economy can be solved primarily through deeper integration and harmonization of the internal market, less bureaucracy and more free trade agreements. This is the message of a new position paper from „Europe Unlocked“ – a campaign financed by the Swedish Confederation of Enterprise and supported by business associations from the Baltic States, Scandinavia and Central Europe. The German Employers’ Association (BDA) has also signed the paper.

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