Tech gap between Europe and China is a digital emergency

Just as the EU declared a climate emergency, it urgently needs to catch up with other regions in terms of the tech that will shape our future, writes Carl Bildt

Ursula von der Leyen: Upbeat assessment but it's not time to be complacent. Picture: AP

EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen offered an upbeat assessment in her first annual policy report — her state of the union address — to the European Parliament this month.

Clearly, the agreement this summer on an unprecedented €750bn recovery fund and renewal package has given the European Union a new sense of strength.