Brussels, 25/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - EU member states may have made progress in improving the business and export climate but their industrial competitiveness is struggling because of high energy prices, poor investment and difficulty in accessing funding. Worse, convergence is at a standstill. The manufacturing sector, which the Commission would like to see account for 20% of GDP by 2020, currently contributes only 15.1%.
The two annual reports (2013 editions) on EU competitiveness - one...