Renewing European Politics

Abstract

Renewing Europe’s economy through innovation requires a renewal of the politics of the European Union (EU). Promoting innovation is, as the other chapters of this book show, a challenge for European decision-makers. It requires resources, a redirection of policy and a questioning of existing practice. Politicians nationally and in the EU institutions have at times seemed unequal to the task: strong at setting ambitious targets, weaker at delivery and poor at communicating their objectives or carrying public opinion with them.