(Gabriel Gavin – Politico) The EU must launch a massive push to join up the bloc’s economies in the face of fierce global competition, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged. In a letter sent to national leaders Monday, von der Leyen warned that the world is being “increasingly shaped by raw power, strategic rivalry and the weaponisation of dependencies.” The only solution, she argued, is improving the bloc’s competitiveness to support “our drive for independence.”. “It is clear that we can no longer do business as usual. Diverging national rules and trading conditions across Member States deter businesses from achieving their full potential and limit Europe’s competitiveness. Our primary focus must be to remove these internal barriers,” von der Leyen wrote.
Von der Leyen vows stronger single market, less red tape ahead of EU summit – POLITICO
