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Carrots, as well as sticks, can encourage European tech investment
It is bizarre that American and Middle Eastern investors are often more enthusiastic about European startups than local counterparts
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John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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