Christine Lagarde: “Europe-bashing is “vastly excessive” | The Economist

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, says Europe-bashing is “vastly excessive”. She spoke to Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, about how Europe compares to America and the continent’s recent wake-up calls for genuine change.

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00:00 – Why Europe-bashing is unfair
00:37 – Europe versus the US
02:22 – The Draghi report and Trump’s wake-up call
03:44 – How the Trump administration sees Europe

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