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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.

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by Clive

We cannot afford to NOT heed Draghi's recommendations.

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by Jean Guy

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


JGGIraud




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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)

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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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