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# Dombrovskis says Europe's "boring democracies" are a safe haven
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-04-23-dombrovskis-boring-democracies-opinion/
- Published: 2025-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:03:06.000Z
- Description: Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said Europe has fallen behind the US and China in advanced technologies and must close the gap, while shielding its industrial and technological base from unfair competition.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #verified, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Verified Opinion AI-drafted [Atlantic Council transcript, 23 April 2025](https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/news/transcripts/eu-commissioner-valdis-dombrovskis-with-the-rules-based-order-in-question-europes-boring-democracies-offer-certainty-and-a-safe-haven/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It states Dombrovskis's own position and announces no new policy, money or deadline beyond programmes already under way.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)