During his address to the European Parliament on Tuesday 17 September, former ECB President Mario Draghi once again described the sad fate awaiting the EU if it does not act to boost its productivity: less prosperity, less security and less freedom to choose our destiny. He then outlined his report on the future competitiveness of the EU to MEPs, a week after presenting it to the European Commission (see EUROPE B13478A1).
Although many MEPs regretted Mr Draghi’s absence from the debate...