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Europe’s magic works better in the dark

Europe’s latest fiscal intervention looks like the kind of muddle-through that makes a United States of Europe more likely, says Merryn Somerset Webb. But only if you don’t look too closely.

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by: Merryn Somerset Webb
28 Aug 2020
European Council president Charles Michel © OLIVIER HOSLET/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

European Council president Charles Michel

European Council president Charles Michel © OLIVIER HOSLET/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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