Luxembourg lashes out at Germany and Brussels over border checks
Also in this newsletter: How Brussels wants to boost supervision of EU financial markets
Also in this newsletter: How Brussels wants to boost supervision of EU financial markets

Backed by other small states, the duchy has thwarted the push for centralised supervision

Concern that efforts to boost European defence spending could also be damaged

European Commission also to give reassurances about arms makers’ compliance with environmental standards to attract investment

Several failed banking takeovers have prompted Brussels to consider changes to bloc’s rules

Once a model for the world, the EU’s rulemaking machine has faltered under the weight of its own ambition

The EU must stop thinking it can turn thorny political controversies into solvable technical issues