Plenty of disagreement as capital market reforms come back on to the EU’s agenda

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference at the end of the European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Photograph: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images Competitiveness was the buzzword of choice being thrown around Brussels in the run up to the summit of European Union leaders this week. The European Council meeting discussed plans for how to stop the EU falling further behind China and the US across a range of issues. Cue more buzzwords like “cutting red tape” and “unlocking” finances, such as pension savings, to be invested into EU...