It's always significant when the EU's 'Big Three' get together. Unlike the traditional Franco-German axis, France, Germany and Italy rarely attempt to jointly shape EU policy.
The gathering of the 'Big Three's economy ministers in Meudon near Paris on Monday (8 April) was followed by a joint communique that amounts to a mini-economic manifesto for the next five years. Two months ahead of European elections that appear almost certain to deliver a second term for the German EU Commissi...
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Already a member? Login hereBenjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.