From energy and transport to digital and financial sectors, European infrastructure is becoming increasingly interconnected, yet it is still addressed in silos. This policy report examines how greater integration could reshape Europe's industry and benefit its citizens.
European infrastructure is a jigsaw puzzle: energy, digital, civilian and military transport, and industrial systems. Yet these pieces are often discussed separately.
This report aims to connect the dots, examining such areas from a cross-sectoral perspective, focusing on the strengths and vulnerabilities of EU connectivity.
As Petras Katinas, research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, notes in an op-ed that "interdependence improves efficiency, but it also means disruptions are no longer confined to a single sector."
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta discusses the EU's "One Europe, One Market" plan designed to complete the single market by tackling fragmentation in the financial, energy and digital sectors.
Andrea Giuricin, a transport economist and adjunct professor at the University of Milano-Bicocca, highlights the benefits of new entrants in Italy's high-speed rail market and contrasts them with the absence of competition in Germany. MEP Petras Auštrevičius, a rapporteur on military mobility, explains why the EU should develop dual-use transport infrastructure.
Elsewhere, The Parliament's Federica Di Sario reports on the proposed Nordic Connector, a bridge that would link Finland and Sweden.
Finally, MEP Aura Salla, rapporteur for the Digital Omnibus, underscores the role of cloud services and investment in renewable energy in building European AI companies.
— Francesco Puggioni, Opinion & Policy Report Editor