The European Commission has issued a warning that resonates like a wake-up call in the corridors of Brussels: up to 1.3 million jobs in the EU could disappear. The problem is not a lack of regulations, but a management approach that fails to cover the new fronts that have opened, from trade wars to energy crises. Meanwhile, the industrial fabric is cracking.
Digital bureaucracy does not replace industrial strategy 🏭
European technology faces a paradox: investment is made in regulatory compliance platforms and artificial intelligence systems for audits, but tangible production is neglected. Dependence on Asian chips and critical raw materials exposes sectors such as automotive and defense. Without a roadmap connecting innovation with local manufacturing, digital tools are just patches on a sinking ship.
Fine, ban, and then... cross your fingers? 🤷
It seems the EU's strategy consists of approving a directive, imposing a record fine on a major tech company, and hoping the market self-regulates by magic. But when an armed conflict cuts off gas supply or a naval blockade threatens undersea cables, the sanctions manual falls short. Perhaps the next step will be to regulate geopolitics with a 200-page form and an EU stamp.