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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

It has moderated, but offers little hope of growth-boosting reform

The eurocratic guild at the heart of the EU is seeing its influence ebb

Weak governments cannot conjure the support to make crucial deals

Tight regulation is largely to blame