Analysis

July 30, 2025

The Great European Summer: Bad for business?

The summer slowdown is upon us, but not everyone thinks it's a good thing


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Meeting requests are bouncing back with OOOs. Work calendars are practically empty until ‘back to school’ events start kicking off during the first week of September. And Sifted’s entire team of reporters is desperately hunting down anything newsworthy to write about.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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