But then they feel disappointed in some cases by the inability of the EU Member States to decide together and perceive the discussion between Member States as a game of shifting problems to neighbours. And the reaction is then often: well, let’s do it at the national level because at the European level it doesn’t work.
In fact, since the 1980s, the most significant decrease in entrepreneurship rates that we’ve seen has been among those whose wages have increased the most; namely, university graduates. 9 New technologies, which often benefit those with more technical skills, have likely contributed to this trend.