🏛️ EU leaders discuss competitiveness and single market reforms
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EU leaders are meeting to discuss enhancing competitiveness and addressing the 'Terrible Ten' barriers to the single market. Key proposals include a roadmap for market reforms and the potential for a two-speed Europe to expedite decision-making. Germany and Italy advocate for deregulation, while France pushes for eurobonds to finance strategic projects. The summit aims to find common ground amid diverging national interests as the EU seeks to strengthen its economic position against global competition.
Key points
- EU leaders are set to address the 'Terrible Ten' barriers to strengthen the single market.
- A proposal for a two-speed Europe is gaining traction amid economic challenges.
- Germany and Italy are advocating for deregulation, while France pushes for joint debt initiatives.
- Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes the need for a common roadmap for the single market by March.
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Facts
- The European Commission identified ten major barriers to the single market, known as the 'Terrible Ten'.
- Ursula von der Leyen plans to present a roadmap for the single market by March.
- Germany and Italy propose an 'emergency brake' mechanism to halt excessive regulations.
- The concept of a two-speed Europe is being considered to facilitate faster decision-making.
Quotes
- We need everyone to do their part — Ursula von der Leyen
- If we cannot agree now as 27, let us break the taboo and move forward in smaller groups — Ursula von der Leyen
- The world has so fundamentally changed... this is now really the time to move ahead — Friedrich Merz
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