What’s wrong with Europe?

In recent days, there have been a number of news stories that I believe, without a doubt, require critical reflection, and which lead me to ask a question: What is happening to Europe? ?

it was a month ago davos forum, in which in addition to this year’s great global issues such as security and cooperation, job creation, AI as an engine of growth and strategies against climate, nature and energy, there was a series of collateral news that emerged or availed yourself of To organize that meeting. What impressed me most was that America has left Europe behind on almost all fronts.

At the beginning of the last decade the EU had taken the lead and surpassed the nominal GDP of the US. Since that date, it has been weakening until we are again ahead of the US by about 50%. In terms of per capita GDP, the US is more than double us today.

And this leads us to ask why, They are doing very well or we are doing very bad.

The answer is certainly not unique or easy, but we have to think about why this happens, and we will certainly agree on many reasons. In Europe we are more papists than the Pope (perhaps due to physical proximity) and it has become a community that controls everything, and also gives the feeling that neither the dispersion, diversity and specificity of its components nor its economic and social culture are taken into account. goes. These have resulted in a demand for rules and their mandatory implementation for all types of activities Great difficulties in its application and even its impossibility due to its high economic costs or loss of competitiveness, At the same time, there is a certain laxity in the application and requirement of similar rules for economic actors belonging to the EU and not just the US.

But that’s not all, those rules and regulationsIn many cases this prevents companies from investing in their businesses, in research and development, in innovation and in promoting access to international markets. of the EU, and this is because they know that in most cases, they are in a less competitive position with the rest of the world.

In Europe we have been world leaders on many issues (and on some we still are) :Cquality of life, social issues, health, education, independence, and a deeper life expectancy, But this era has passed, we have ruined it in the last 10/15 years, because it was linked to the fact that in the EU we had a powerful economy in various industrial sectors, we invested in R&D, We innovated, and our position as a continental power made it a clear global competitor in the marketplace.

Maybe we wanted to show that we are the best at everything, to the point of perfection. We have given our Community legislators free rein to justify their positions and to make rules, laws and orders for all Community countries, but This will also apply to all suppliers from any country doing business with the EU, regardless ofAnd this has caused problems in agriculture, livestock, fishing, heavy industry, automobile, transportation and many other sectors.

The result of all this will be what we expected Reduction in industrial fabric, reduction in productive and research investment, increase in unemployment, social unrest.And that we are becoming a museum in which the public comes to see our attractions (landscapes, art, history, culture, traditions, gastronomy…), and the most serious thing is that until now they have seen or kept The solution is not those in charge of the EU.

It seems absolutely right to me that a community like the EU has similar standards and legislation has to be legislated to achieve this. It is also fair that this initially caused some inter-Community tension, but these conditions do not apply to those who trade with the EU, This is not only not applying protectionism, but unconscionable.

The EU has rested on its laurels, its complacency in many virtues has led it to believe that nothing will change in the economic balance and now we have to Provide immediate solutions as the first signs of worsening have begunFarmers and livestock farmers are the first at the European level, but soon there will be transportation, then…

The EU’s potential to take a dominant position in the world economic arena is real, competitors are doing their homework by looking for partners, allies and “buying markets” and applying manual geostrategy (USA, China, India, Russia, …) Are. In Africa, South America and the Middle East, where Europe is today, It has no ancient reputation.

We must move forward, The future does not allow delay.