The Telecom Dilemma: Balancing Infrastructure and Consumer Welfare

As Europe faces mounting challenges to its global economic standing, policymakers and experts are calling for ambitious reforms to boost competitiveness, drive innovation, and modernize critical infrastructure. Recent proposals—ranging from industrial policy to telecoms reform—have sparked intense debate across the policy and academic landscape.

This session brings together Senior Fellows and Advisors to the European Initiative for a critical discussion on Europe’s strategic options, the risks of short-sighted reforms, and the need for ensuring effective competition dynamics and consumer welfare. With the Draghi Report offering one of several provocative contributions to the debate, this event will examine where Europe should go next – and how.

Participants:

Moderator – Oscar Borgogno, Senior Fellow and EU Regional Leader Initiative

Panelist 1 – Eliana Garces, Senior Fellow

Panelist 2 – Antonio Manganelli, University of Siena

Panelist 3 – Carlo Cambini, Politecnico di Torino