EU must tear down barriers that prevent it becoming ‘global giant’, says Von der Leyen – Europe live

European Commission president says: ‘We have the second largest economy in the world, but we are driving it with the handbrake on’European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen insisted this morning that the EU needs to “tear down” the economic barriers that prevent it from becoming “a global giant” and deepen its internal market, as she kicked off 48 hours of intensive discussions on the bloc’s economy.A number of EU leaders will meet today at an industry event in Antwerp, before they meet again tomorrow morning for a pre-summit discussion ahead of an informal summit proper later that tonight. Continue reading...