"We want to speed up the European Union, we want to make it better, and we want to ensure that we have a competitive industry in Europe."
"I believe we share this sense of urgency, that our Europe must take very clear action."
EU heads of state and government met at an informal retreat in Alden Biesen Castle, Belgium to focus on reviving and streamlining Europe's economy and countering threats from China, Russia and the United States. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized shared urgency and areas of agreement on competitiveness. Merz advocated removing red tape, reducing business reporting requirements, lowering intra-EU trade barriers and pursuing more international free trade agreements. Macron supported pooled joint EU debt underwriting and opposed a recently-agreed EU trade deal with four Latin American countries following French farmers' protests. Significant policy differences remain and no unified plan has been finalized.
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