EU Competitiveness and the Green Agenda: Insights from Brussels

How can European Union institutions help businesses tackle current challenges in digital, energy, and capital markets while turning the green agenda into reality?

These questions framed two highly productive days in Brussels, where Dr. Almudena de la Mata, CEO of BlockchAIn Intelligence, engaged with the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Commission, and leading business representatives. The sessions provided valuable input on the policy agenda and ongoing initiatives, with institutional representatives listening closely to business needs to translate EU advantages into tangible economic results aligned with common EU values.

Almudena highlighted the importance of collaboration between policymakers and industry to ensure that regulatory frameworks, financial instruments, and sustainability objectives are effectively aligned. She praised the dedication of the EIB team, including Constance Kann, Jean-Christoph Laloux, Carmen Niethammer, Silvia Manca, Nancy Saich, and Laura Piovesan, for organizing meaningful and impactful meetings.

The discussions also offered a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with fellow business leaders, including Beatriz Corredor Sierra, Anna Krzyzanowska, Miguel Gil Tertre, Birthe Bruhn-Léon, Marta Ortega-Valle, Belen Linares, Linda Zeilina-Cross, and Sasha Bezuhanova, whose insights, boldness, and inspiration made the dialogues particularly enriching.

For BlockchAIn Intelligence, these meetings underscored the critical role of public-private collaboration in driving EU competitiveness, promoting sustainable innovation, and creating measurable economic impact across the region.