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    John Springford
    26 July 2015
    The EU should not fret about the power of US internet giants. The take-up of digital technology across the services sector is more important than a 'European Google'.
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    09 March 2015
    Far from rebalancing, Germany’s trade surplus continues to grow. This is in nobody’s interests. The German government could and should take steps to reduce it.
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    24 September 2014
    France is not yet the 'sick man of Europe', but it is ailing thanks to swallowing too much bad medicine prescribed by Brussels and Berlin.
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    22 March 2013
    Leaving the EU would not resolve Britain's economic difficulties, which are mostly home-grown. However, it could turn Britain into a more closed economy.
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    05 December 2012
    A full banking union is needed to stabilise the eurozone. However, even an embryonic union could drive a wedge between the eurozone and the EU-27.
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