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EU lags behind US in entrepreneurial culture

The EU continues to lag behind the US when it comes to entrepreneurship, a poll published on Monday (17 January) by the European Commission shows.

The survey – conducted on both sides of the Atlantic – shows that nearly twice as many Americans are thinking of setting up their own business (28 percent) than their European counterparts (15 percent).

Moreover, the gap appears to be widening. The number of people thinking about starting their own firm increased by eight percent since...

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