Green transportation is the norm across Europe. Berlin has 1,697km of bike lanes, the largest network in Europe. Moscow has Europe’s largest fleet of 800 electric buses, as well as the most shared cars, 26,000 of them. London’s metro extends to over 400 km. With 10 out of the 12 European cities achieving scores of 75% in the UN e-government survey, as opposed to only 5 out of the 28 from the rest of the world, Europe is an acknowledged leader in citizen participation as well.
And the recent success of the mRNA technology that is behind BioNtech’s and Pfizer’s anti-Covid-19 vaccine would have not been possible without the combination of cutting-edge research and entrepreneurial mindset having taken hold of Europe’s leading health research institutes.