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Former prime minister Enrico Letta (left, with Charles Michel) joined leaders to present his 147-page report, warning that fragmentation is the biggest obstacle to the economic growth of the 27-nations bloc (Photo: European Union)

EU summit pledges 'new competitiveness deal' to counter China and US

EU leaders called on Thursday (18 April) for a "new competitiveness deal” to counter China and the US dominance in the global arena — but the level of ambition on further integrating the single market remains to be seen.  

“We need to take a series of decisive steps,” EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said during a press conference at the end o...

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Former prime minister Enrico Letta (left, with Charles Michel) joined leaders to present his 147-page report, warning that fragmentation is the biggest obstacle to the economic growth of the 27-nations bloc (Photo: European Union)

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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