Enrico Letta & Pascal Lamy explain why deeper economic integration is the key to ensuring the continent’s security and sovereignty.
Economics
Mar 17, 2026
Enrico Letta
and Pascal Lamy
In a world increasingly shaped by rivalries between major continental powers, new wars, and powerful proprietary technologies, scale matters more than ever. Yet the European economy remains too fragmented, structured as a collection of national markets rather than as one continental bloc.
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