This post presents a snapshot of the findings. Visit the Draghi Observatory website to explore the data in full.
Today, in the European Parliament, EPIC unveiled the results of the first full audit of the Draghi Report on EU Competitiveness.
The findings are sobering: out of 383 recommendations, only 11.2% have been fully delivered. Even when partial progress is counted, the EU has reached just 31.4% of the Draghi agenda. The rest remains either “in progress” or untouched.
A Tool for Accountability
The Draghi Observatory and Implementation Index was created to systematically track how Europe is delivering on the ambitious reform blueprint outlined in Mario Draghi’s report. Using global best practices in pledge-tracking and expert assessment, the Index is designed as both a benchmark for accountability and a tool for policy learning.
The Scoreboard
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Implemented: 11.2% (43 measures)
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Partially Implemented: 20.1% (77 measures)
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In Progress: 46.0% (176 measures)
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Not Implemented: 22.7% (87 measures)
Striking Sector Gaps
The audit highlights wide differences between sectors:
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Transport and critical raw materials are ahead — driven by supply chain security and the EV transition.
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Energy and digitalisation are lagging — slowed by political sensitivities, complex regulation, and fragmented ownership.
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No sector has crossed majority implementation.
The Bottom Line
Brussels is busy making plans but not delivering them. Two-thirds of the Draghi competitiveness agenda remains unfinished.
With this launch, EPIC commits to updating the Draghi Observatory regularly — turning the spotlight on Europe’s delivery record, and ensuring competitiveness remains at the heart of the EU’s agenda.
What Comes Next
This is only the beginning.
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A full and sectoral report will be published in the course of the next months, offering deeper dives into the results.
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An online tracker will be launched next month, giving policymakers, experts, and the public a live view of Europe’s delivery record.
is there a reprot available that goes with this?
EPIC SHOULD TRY TO FIND OUT THE REASONS WHY EACH SPECIFIC DRAGHI PROPOSAL IS OPPOSED BY WHICH MEMBER STATE(S) OR INDUSTRY LOBBY.
Secretariats of the Council/Commission keep detailed and ongoing track of these informations.
A “name” and “shame” inventory would give much added value to your factual tables on implementation.
JG GIRAUD
Hello,
My name is Emmanuel D. Hatzakis and I am the director of the Master’s in Finance program at Stevens Institute of Technology.
I have two students who are working on the a project about the progress of the Draghi initiative – Luca Rizzotti and Francesco Lenzi. They told me that they found this report very insightful, and I would kindly ask whether you could provide the data behind the exhibits in it.
Please send the data to my email address provided below. If you have questions, you can call me at +1 201 216-5557.
Have a great weekend.
Best,
Emmanuel D. Hatzakis
I’d be very interested in receiving a copy of the presentation you did for the European Parliament as I’m in the middle of an analysis of where we stand in the EU 1y post Draghi. I think your views are interesting and presented in another way than other analyses I’ve seen.
some truly nice and utilitarian info on this website , besides I think the style has got great features.
Good morning
Hope you are doing good
My name is Lidia Montes, I am EU correspondent for the spanish financial newspaper El Economista.
I am writing an article for the weekend over which commitments of Draghi report may be at risk of not being accomplished.
I would like to know if you have an expert that could provide me an answer between today and tomorrow morning
If is possible a short call would be nice but also it’s fine if its a written answer. Its something very straightforward I think, and can be solved easily
Thanks a lot for your help.
Looking forward to hearing from you
Best
Lidia Montes
I work with EU politics in Danish Industry, and we are very interested in the live tracker. When and where will this be available?
My name is Paula Oliver Llorente and I am a Research Assistant for the EU at Elcano Royal Institute, Spain’s leading international relations think tank.
Last year, together with colleagues from Elcano, we dissected the Draghi report. It was very insightful to find that EPIC is working on a specific tracking tool on the implementation of the report. However, I was surprised to find that our accounting of the proposals was completely different: 176 on our side vs 383 in your article. I copy here the link to our analysis in English: https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/specials/dissecting-the-draghi-report/. We are working on reviewing our analysis, and I was wondering if you would be able to let us know how you reach that figure.
I take the chance to congratulate EPIC on the initiative to track the Draghi report’s implementation. Looking forward to read the results.
Best regards,
Paula Oliver Llorente
When is the next update to be expected..?