‘No red lines’: Spain reveals EU supergroup’s plan to challenge US and China – POLITICO
‘No red lines’: Spain reveals EU supergroup’s plan to challenge US and China – POLITICO
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Spain is pushing a new EU framework to accelerate reform of Europe’s financial markets and offset U.S. and China influence. Key points:
- The “E6” (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland) aims to unlock politically difficult EU financial-market and supply-chain issues, speeding reform with a practical, workmanlike approach.
- Spain’s Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo describes E6 as a bridge-building club to overcome deadlocks and coordinate ahead of G7 discussi
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