Assessing EU Delivery of the Draghi Report
The Draghi Observatory – Implementation Index Update (January 2026) provides an evidence-based assessment of how far the recommendations of the Draghi Report on European competitiveness have been translated into binding EU law.
This update builds on the first full audit published in September 2025 and measures net progress over time, focusing exclusively on legislation adopted since then. The analysis is grounded in legal-text review, not political intent or policy announcements.
What this update covers
- A systematic review of 38 EU legislative acts adopted under the Ordinary Legislative Procedure between September 2025 and January 2026
- A measure-by-measure assessment of implementation across the full universe of 383 Draghi recommendations
- An updated Draghi Implementation Index, fully comparable with the September 2025 baseline
Key findings
- 15.1% of Draghi recommendations are now fully implemented, up from 11.2% in September 2025
- 38.9% are implemented or partially implemented, up from 31.4%
- Progress is measurable but uneven, concentrated in a limited number of policy domains
- Implementation advances primarily through funding instruments, programmes, enforcement mechanisms, and regulatory streamlining, rather than structural Single Market reform
Methodology
The Draghi Observatory tracks implementation exclusively through adopted EU law. For this update, all recommendations newly reflected in binding legislation adopted since September 2025 are counted as implemented or partially implemented. All other recommendations retain their previous status. No retroactive reclassification or extrapolation is applied.
This conservative approach ensures transparency, comparability across audit cycles, and robustness in public and policy debate.
About the Draghi Observatory
The Draghi Observatory is an initiative of the European Policy Innovation Council (EPIC). It provides a transparent monitoring framework to support accountability, policy learning, and informed debate on Europe’s competitiveness agenda.
