In collaboration with KnowledgeRights21, we proudly present the 5th Freedom project in our innovation lab!

In our latest Innovation Lab, Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy and author of the Report on the Future of the Single Market, shares his vision for completing the Single Market by 2028. He highlights five priorities—three pillars of energy, financial markets, and connectivity, and two overarching goals: creating a 28th regime and introducing a 5th Freedom. Reviving Jacques Delors’ idea, Letta explains how this 5th Freedom—focused on the free movement of knowledge, research, innovation, and skills—is essential to make Europe’s economy more modern and competitive.

Key quotes:
🗣️ “Without a truly modern 5th Freedom implemented everywhere in Europe, it will be impossible to have a Single Market that is really modern, efficient, or able to compete, or to make the European Union competitive with the rest of the world.”
🗣️ “Launching the 5th Freedom and being able to have the 5th Freedom at the very core of the relaunch of the Single Market is, in my view, the reason or the condition to consider successfully the implementation of the Single Market or not.”
🗣️ “I strongly believe, I strongly hope, that European Commission, European Council, European Parliament, the Member States, and the civil society first will be able to foster this idea and to use this flagship of the 5th Freedom as the way to successfully complete the Single Market by 2028.”

📌About Our Guest
🎙️ Enrico Letta | Jacques Delors Institute
🌐 enricoletta.it/
🌐 linkedin.com/in/enrico-letta-ba060333

Enrico Letta is the President of the Jacques Delors Institute and a leading European voice on integration and innovation. A former Italian Prime Minister, he continues to shape the EU’s agenda for competitiveness, sustainability, and economic renewal through policies that place knowledge and research at the heart of Europe’s future.

Our bite-sized videos bring you:

↪️ Expert predictions on the future of Europe’s competitive edge in a knowledge-driven economy.

↪️ Crucial insights on what policymakers should (1) enable—bold investments in research and innovation—and (2) avoid—barriers that limit the free movement of ideas and talent.

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