Can Europe survive or thrive in the new world order? | Business Beyond

Europe's economic future is at stake. It has fallen far behind the US on multiple metrics and is not productive or innovative enough to close the gap. Now the return of Donald Trump to the White House has raised more existential questions. Can the EU do what is needed to secure a prosperous, democratic future for its citizens? In this episode of Business Beyond, we put the key questions to Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta and Martin Wolf, the Financial Times chief economic commentator for almost 30 years. For more from the experts we spoke to: Mr Paschal Donohoe, Eurogroup President and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform of Ireland - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/eurogroup/president/biography/ Enrico Letta, Former Prime Minister of Italy and current Dean of IE University’s School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs in Madrid, Spain - https://www.ie.edu/school-politics-economics-global-affairs/news/enrico-letta-former-italian-prime-minister-appointed-dean-ie-school-politics-economics-global-affairs/ Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, former World Bank economist - https://www.ft.com/martin-wolf And for more Business Beyond episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT6yxVwBEbi0AKJXT8tseRoYHctKpD1Fj Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:41 Trump's America: Europe's Dilemma 04:34 The Single Market and Fragmentation 08:33 Innovation and Investment 13:34 Taking Action: The Letta and Draghi reports 16:19 Interview with Paschal Donohoe 26:07 Conclusion 28:48 Ends #businessbeyond #europe #economy For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025/t-70794502 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1