Europe. All in.

The window of opportunity for Europe to secure its future
Cover page of a report titled 'Ready to rise: Europe's path to transformation and growth' with a cityscape background of modern buildings and a person walking in the foreground.
Europe Future Readiness Index:
Turning momentum into competitiveness

Forging a stronger Europe: Six urgent priorities

1
Streamline regulations

Cut back complex EU rules to make them innovation-friendly and easy to implement.

2
Strengthen financial sovereignty

Increase public/private investment and finalize the capital markets union.

3
Reconfigure immigration

Harmonize the Blue Card scheme to attract more skilled workers across Europe.

4
Reduce energy costs

Upgrade grids and integrate markets to lower electricity prices for businesses.

5
Bolster defense

Raise budgets and set unified standards for interoperable European defense.

6
Prioritize innovation

Restructure and invest in digital, AI, and industrial data to boost competitiveness.

Now is the moment for Europe to go all in – to commit every resource, every advantage, every capability toward securing its future. No more hesitation. No more half-measures. No more waiting.

We’re all in, Europe. Are you?

Europe Future Readiness Index

Turning momentum into competitiveness
Cover page of Roland Berger report titled 'Ready to rise: Europe's path to transformation and growth' with a cityscape background and an inside page showing a chart on pillars of the Roland Berger Europe Future Readiness Index.

Europe is mobilizing its strengths for renewal: our proprietary Europe Future Readiness Index shows positive momentum and early signs of a turnaround. Explore the drivers, challenges, and key actions that shape the agendas of businesses, societies and governments across the region.

Authors

David Born
Head of Roland Berger Institute
Steffen Geering
Roland Berger Institute
Christian Gschwendtner
Roland Berger Institute
Julia Sosnizka
Senior Vice President Global Marketing & Communications
Pierre Rybicki
Senior Consultant Regulated & Infrastructure/Digital

How Roland Berger can help

The priorities we’ve laid out are not just a passive call to action towards policymakers. They reflect areas in which we partner with businesses, governments and others who are ready to shape what comes next.

We help turn clean tech from pilot to scale, connect capital with long-term industrial strategy, accelerate digital readiness and make regulation work in practice. We support leaders who want to act rather than wait. And we stand behind our call for collective action by putting it into practice ourselves.

Roland Berger is a global consultancy with European roots. We understand this continent’s complexity and believe in its potential.

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We’re ready to go all in.
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Senior Partner, Global Managing Partner
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Senior Partner, Managing Partner France
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Senior Partner
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Cover page of a report titled 'Ready to rise: Europe's path to transformation and growth' with a cityscape background of modern buildings and a person walking in the foreground.
Europe Future Readiness Index:
Turning momentum into competitiveness