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Mario Draghi's report on EU competitiveness last week called for an €800bn annual increase in investment across the bloc, potentially funded by jointly-issued EU debt —  a previous taboo (Photo: European Parliament)

Draghi: Opponents of €800bn investment are blocking the EU's policy agenda

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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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.

Mario Draghi's report on EU competitiveness last week called for an €800bn annual increase in investment across the bloc, potentially funded by jointly-issued EU debt —  a previous taboo (Photo: European Parliament)

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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.

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