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Former Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has called on the European Union to develop a new industrial strategy to revive the blocs flagging competitiveness to achieve economic growth. Draghi described the EU as being stuck in a static industrial structure compared to United States and China, and called for more investments in research and innovation, clean energy technologies, and faster regulatory decision-making. To achieve new economic growth, the EU needs investment worth 750-800 billion ($829-850 billion) annually, Draghi said, the equivalent of 4.4-4.7% of the EUs gross domestic