Digital Dependency: €264 Billion Per Year to the United States—What Can Europe Do?
€264 billion per year. That's the sum European companies inject into the American economy through their purchases of software and cloud services. A recurring cost, invisible at first glance, but heavy with macroeconomic and strategic impacts. The Asterès report takes the measure: Europe buys, the United States captures the value and employment. And if part...
Data, Reliability, and Sovereignty: How French Entrepreneurs Are Redefining Trust in the Age of AI
Data: An Asset That Has Become a Matter of Trust Paris – Les Échos. The conference organized by Les Échos, OpinionWay, and Infogreffe, moderated by Charlie Perreau, Head of the Tech-Media-Startups section at Les Échos, brought together executives and experts around a unanimous observation: data is no longer a technical flow, but a strategic asset...
Trump, Power Without Restraint and a Powerless Europe: What Is Left to Defend?
An Unfiltered Economic Perspective Interview by Pascale Caron Organized by the Monaco Economic Board in partnership with Jutheau Husson, Jean-Pierre Petit's conference offered a sharp analysis of contemporary geopolitics. President of the Cahiers Verts de l'Économie and former Chief Economist at Exane BNP Paribas, he advocates independent thinking based on the analysis of power dynamics...
AI and Robots: China Surges Ahead, Europe Watches from the Sidelines
Las Vegas, CES 2026. This year, one topic dominated the aisles: humanoid robotics powered by artificial intelligence. One observation is clear—China is emerging as the major rising force in this sector, while Europe remains marginal. A Dominant Chinese Presence at the Show According to official CES 2026 figures, 21 of the 38 exhibitors dedicated to...