On Friday, 30 January, Malte Lohan, CEO, AmCham EU, took part in AmCham Portugal’s Transatlantic Business Summit in Lisbon, Portugal to discuss Europe’s economic resilience in a rapidly changing geopolitical environment. His speech underlined that the EU-US relationship remains the world’s largest and most consequential economic partnership. He also covered the need to strengthen the Single Market, restore Europe’s competitiveness and avoid fragmentation that risks undermining growth. Economic resilience relies on predictability, openness and a stable transatlantic trade and investment environment.
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