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Rhine Group — A stronger, more competitive Europe

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The Rhine Group convenes European leaders from business, government, and academia to turn evidence into action for Europe's growth, competitiveness, and innovation.

Of the fifty largest technology companies in the world, only four are European. In every emerging technology that will shape the coming decades, Europe is weak. The stakes are existential. If stagnation continues, the continent will progressively lose the ability to fund the core obligations of a modern state: defence, public healthcare, pensions, education, climate investments and safety nets for those who lose their jobs. For decades, a favourable world cushioned this decline. Trade grew under multilateral rules. The American security umbrella freed up defence budgets. Dependencies…

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