Unlocking Europe’s Innovation Potential 

In an interview with Lusa, Professor Luís Cabral, Academic Director of the Nova SBE Public Policy Institute, addresses the innovation gap between the European Union and the United States.
This issue was the focus of the Innovation & Productivity Policy Workshop, held in December 2025, andorganized in partnership with the Bennett School of Public Policy – University of Cambridge. The workshop’s report presents six recommendations to help bridge this gap and strengthen Europe’s innovation potential.

In his interview with Lusa, Professor Cabral revisits the issue and discusses some of its key factors, from the need to make the EU a true single market and help European startups scale internationally to the importance of regulatory harmonization across European countries.

Read the full interview with Lusa here.