Opponents of an €800bn-per-year increase in European economic investment are effectively opposing EU policies that they have already voted into law, Mario Draghi told MEPs on Tuesday (17 September).
Addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Draghi said that it was “legitimate to have concer...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
We cannot afford to NOT heed Draghi's recommendations.
Governments openly opposed to joint EU debt instruments do not carry much political weight :
- Germany : main obstacle is FDP which rates 5% for next elections
- Netherland : current extreme right majority will not pass next elections
So that, the Commission should go ahead with a legislative proposal on EU Bonds. See : https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/MEMO_11_820
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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.