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Former Italian premier Enrico Letta was asked by European leaders to report on state of single market
Paris presses European Commission to take action after trawler fleet banned from 13 areas
Comments from group’s finance chief coincide with German chancellor leading a business delegation to China
Bulgarian economist reappointed for five-year stint ahead of spring meetings in Washington
Officials brush off concerns about transatlantic divergence and expect looser monetary policy from June
Also in this newsletter: Are the EU’s emergency energy measures becoming obsolete?
Opposition targets defence and security pact plus trade links but red lines on single market and customs union remain
Talk of reviving Theresa May’s Chequers plan hints at a wider debate within the opposition party about future UK-EU ties
Some policymakers backed cut at Thursday’s meeting as bank signals it will consider such a step in June
Pimco and T Rowe Price among firms to increase exposure in Europe amid cooling inflation
Markus Krebber says there will be ‘significant structural demand destruction’ in energy-intensive sectors
Simon Harris becomes the country’s youngest prime minister at age 37
‘Superbonus’ scheme balloons to €219bn compared with €140bn estimated last year
Survey results will feed into ECB discussion on slowing activity amid tight financing conditions
Also in this newsletter: why EU businesses complain they are drowning in red tape
President has a good record on rebooting economy but has failed to shrink the budget deficit
Governments need massive private and public investments to expand power grids and energy storage facilities
Shadow minister says party ‘committed to making Brexit work’ after report from political consultancy on realignment
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls ‘housing a right and not a speculative business’ as costs soar for locals
EU’s foreign subsidies regulation has potential radically to restrain Chinese companies
Construction and carmaking drive stronger-than-expected performance in February
Simon Harris has less than a year to tackle voters’ main concern and rebuild support for his party
Economic convergence is back and will affect the politics of the bloc’s next budget
Wall Street institutions press for French labour law reforms to bring down high redundancy payouts
Low growth and strained public finances put pressure on policies for Ukraine, defence and climate change
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