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Europe’s new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
Mario Draghi’s plan to fix a broken Europe already looks impossible
Musk praises Draghi, calls for less EU red tape
Buy your guns, missiles and tanks at home, Draghi tells EU countries
Germany’s Lindner rejects Draghi’s common borrowing proposal
Draghi demands €800B cash boost to stem Europe’s rapid decline
K-Frage: Freund, Feind, Parteifreund, Söder
Der CSU-Chef tut es immer wieder: Er kokettiert und stichelt, wenn es um die Frage der Kanzlerkandidatur in der Union geht. Gordon Repinski analysiert, wie genervt die …
Europe’s Draghi report unleashed: These are the 5 things to watch
A blueprint to make the EU more competitive with the rest of the world is published on Monday. It’s likely to prove controversial.
Defense firms need full access to EU cash as Putin haunts Europe, Draghi says
Looming threats must spark major rethink of European defense policy, according to draft of new report seen by POLITICO.
Draghi to present EU competitiveness report to senior lawmakers next week
Ex-ECB chief will brief political groups of European Parliament before official launch in coming weeks.
Europe’s manufacturing slump shows no signs of ending
Manufacturing in Europe’s industrial heartland weakened further in July, confirming the worst fears of EU leaders concerned by the direction that the bloc’s economy is taking. S&P …
To do: 6 thorny issues lurking in MEPs’ inboxes
From creating an EU-wide money market to protecting kids online, POLITICO looks at what lies ahead for lawmakers.
Draghi’s EU competitiveness plan set to be delayed until September
Von der Leyen likely won’t have time to focus on Mario Draghi’s report until after the summer as she’s so focused on winning her second term.
Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.
Italy’s beach warfare pits Meloni’s party against bathers
Beach bars and restaurants were supposed to open up exclusive rights to the shoreline by the end of last year.
Draghi backs French-style trade, industrial policy
Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.
Macron’s loss in France boosts prospect of second term for von der Leyen
French president is unlikely to be a big disrupter in EU given his battles at home.
Macron ally slams French EPP for ‘attacking’ von der Leyen
Clément Beaune’s comments suggest that Paris is open to extending the German Commission president’s time in Brussels.
Spain’s conservatives shoot down Mario Draghi as EU Commission president
Macron wants to draft Draghi? We’re backing Ursula von der Leyen all the way, key Spanish EPP official says.
Lame ducks Macron and Scholz will struggle to steer EU’s post-election agenda
The fabled Franco-German engine is sputtering — meaning the next EU top jobs and political priorities are all to play for after next week’s vote.
Von der Leyen faces Socialist revolt over her far-right flirtation with Meloni
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his Social Democratic Party are warning they could torpedo a second von der Leyen term.
Warum es zwischen Macron und Scholz hakt
Emmanuel Macron ist in Deutschland und wir analysieren den ersten offiziellen Staatsbesuch eines französischen Präsidenten seit mehr als 2 Jahrzehnten. Mit POLITICO-Europaexperte Hans von der Burchard sprechen …
The front-runners for the next European Commission
Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.
If not von der Leyen, then who?
Brussels is rife with speculation on who might be chosen as the EU executive’s next chief.
Strong intellectual property is critical to competitive edge
European intellectual property policies are weakening Europe’s competitive edge at the very moment that EU leaders have recognized the importance of restoring the region’s status as a global economic superpower.
Make the single market ‘sexy,’ Italy’s ex-PM urges EU leaders
Italy’s former PM acknowledged that finding the political will could be an uphill battle as financial issues are “not very sexy” for voters.
A new inconvenient truth: Europe’s global plans all require money no one has
A competitive, green Europe will require trillions in investments. No one has a good answer on where that money will come from.
Time for a European single market ‘with teeth’ to take on China, India, leaders told
Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta tells POLITICO that government subsidies should become a “European tool.”
Secretive Draghi is echoing Soviet Union restructuring
Like Gorbachev’s Perestroika, the report from the former ECB chief could herald a change of historic proportions. It’s far less innocuous than it sounds.