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Belgium's Michel, France's Hollande, EU diplomacy chief Mogherini and Germany's Merkel. Europe’s leaders have failed to implement effective strategies. (Photo: Consillium)

The never-ending crisis of European leadership

Here we go again. Just when we might have thought global financial markets were starting to simmer down, investors are now worried that policymakers may stoke the fire yet again.

The European Central Bank (ECB) met on Thursday (10 March) and, as many market watchers expected, it announced more interest rate cuts and additional asset purchases.

While Europe has carried out a number of impressive reforms since the outbreak of the ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Belgium's Michel, France's Hollande, EU diplomacy chief Mogherini and Germany's Merkel. Europe’s leaders have failed to implement effective strategies. (Photo: Consillium)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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