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The views of CEOs on building a more sustainable and competitive Europe
How can the European train be put back on track? How can it achieve the combination of high speed, coherence, and balance to serve as an inspiration to the world? When asked whether such a vision is realistic and how it might be implemented, European business leaders were unambiguous in their responses and in suggesting avenues for action

Europe’s tech entrepreneurs – Europe has become a more fertile place for technology companies. But its tech industries still have to show they can burst through old constraints

The private equity firm GED Capital has acquired a stake in Bio-Oils, a Spanish Huelva-based company, to expand on and improve its existing capacity. The transaction, with an investment of €7 million through a capital increase, will enable the company to finance the project to expand its capacity to 500,000 tons/year. The company also plans to build a co-generation plant to reduce CO2 emissions and save on energy costs.

“Member States and the EU should encourage greater levels of venture capital in innovative companies at all stages, addressing in particular the market failures in innovative and creative start-ups, in order to leverage private investment; To this end, efforts should be devoted to create favourable conditions to foster a growing and robust European venture capital market, making possible the stable participation of private investors(…)

The pictures of oil gushing from the burst pipe at the bottom the Gulf of Mexico, accompanied by images of black, clogged mangroves and dead turtles may mark a turning point in the US zeitgeist towards the use of renewable energy and green technologies.