The EU investment plan – a guarantee for economic growth?
Guest speaker at this year’s event was the Vice President of the European Commission, Jyrki Katainen, who presented the key points of the investment plan, proposed by the Commission and addressed the critical issues raised by Aart De Geus and Daniel Gros, the Director of the CEPS. The focus of the investment plan will be on innovative SMEs. In particular, the digital economy as well as the energy and service sectors offer good prospects for growth, according to Katainen.