TWO SPEEDS FOR GROWTH: Key EU leaders are ready to take a sledgehammer to a long-standing EU taboo. While the bloc has traditionally sought to advance in lockstep, leaders gathered in the Belgian countryside for an informal retreat cautiously backed the idea that some reforms would have to be done by a smaller cluster of countries.
In other words, Europe needs multiple speeds to move forward — it’s no longer about bringing all 27 members along for the ride. “We have to move fast,” said French President Emmanuel Macron, who is a longtime proponent of multi-speed Europe.