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Europe is often presented as a declining global power, in which red tape, incumbency interests and governance flaws hamper economic performance, innovation and productivity. Part of this can be traced back to the inherent challenge and ambition of the European integration project; but also to external factors, including the rise of the United States as a global superpower during the past century, and the worldwide diffusion of ideas, especially in politics and economics, which were seldom originated in Europe, or tailored to its peculiar legal, economic and social traditions. Until recently, Europe has sought to carve out its model and role in global governance by mimicking many US policy approaches: shareholder capitalism, deregulation and unconstrained movement of capital. As the global community increasingly sees the rise of protectionist stances, and a growing inability to face emerging challenges such as sustainable development and the breath-taking rise of disruptive digital technologies, Europe should look at its best qualities to revamp and reclaim its position in the global order, to the benefit of all. The prospect of Brexit, while certainly not favourable for the Union, paradoxically opens up new opportunities to face emerging challenges with a greater degree of cohesion.This new book, a joint effort between Donald Kalff and a group of CEPS researchers led by Andrea Renda, aims at identifying and exploring Europe's 'hidden treasures', often neglected competitive advantages that could, if adequately nurtured, return the Old Continent to the forefront of the global order. 'Hidden treasures' are a feature of the EU economy, legal system or legal tradition that are being given insufficient attention in EU public policy, and which bear the potential to increase Europe's competitiveness and overall positioning in the global context. The authors find them in ten policy domains, from contract law to corporate governance, taxation, control of corruption, competition policy, trade, innovation and the EU's unique approach to governing the digital economy. Uncovering and promoting hidden treasures becomes, as of today, a timely and highly needed exercise, as the EU approaches its post-elections transition, and the global governance context seems to be rapidly changing, shaping a new playing field in which Europe has no obvious allies, and is increasingly challenged by superpowers with different, if not diverging, priorities.

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Donald Kalff, after receiving his PhD from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Donald Kalff spent most of his professional life as a manager at Royal Dutch Shell and as a member of the Executive Board of KLM, Royal Dutch Airlines. During the last 15 years, he co-founded AIMM Therapeutics, a biotech company that generates antibodies against infectious diseases and cancer with unique proprietary technologies and he also founded MondialDx, a company which markets and develops diagnostic tests for tropical diseases. Moreover, he participates in two companies that develop more effective formulas for medicines for skin diseases and women's health in the tropics. He has also invested in two companies in the field of cyber security. Donald Kalff is the author of two books and numerous articles on the governance and management of large enterprises and on the competitiveness of Europe. His latest book, The European Enterprise, value creation for society, will appear in 2019. He is a member of the board of the Dutch chapter of Transparency International, the largest anti-corruption network in the world.Andrea Renda. Senior Research Fellow and Head of Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and the Digital Economy at CEPS. He currently holds the Chair in Digital innovation at the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium). He is a non-resident fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University, and a Fellow of the World Academy of Arts and Science. His current research interests include regulation and policy evaluation, regulatory governance, private regulation, innovation and competition policies, internet policy, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Andrea provided academic advice to several institutions, including the European Commission, the European Parliament, the OECD, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank and several national governments around the world. Andrea Renda earned a BA cum laude in Economics from LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, in 1995 (Dissertation awarded a special distinction) and is European Master of Law and Economics (LL.M., with distinction, University of Hamburg, 1996). He holds a Ph.D. degree in Law and Economics awarded by the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. He is i.a. a member of the High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence set up by the European Commission in 2018.

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