On Tuesday 12 December, the European Parliament approved by a sizeable majority (502 votes to 125 with 19 abstentions) the inter-institutional agreement doubling the duration and firepower of the European investment plan.
This key initiative of the 'Juncker' Commission was proposed at the end of 2014 to change the EU's political priorities following the financial and sovereign debt crisis, moving away from consolidating public finances and towards encouraging investment in Europe. It will...