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Jorge Liboreiro

Leaders embrace two-speed Europe to break impasse as Macron sets June deadline for economic reset

European leaders floated a two-speed union as the fastest way to break a political impasse over economic reforms needed to reboot the European economy, as French President Emmanuel Macron set a summer deadline for a broad deal.

"What we decided today is that between now and June, we will have to finalise the agenda," Macron said upon departing the castle. "If in June we don’t have concrete prospects and concrete progress, we will continue with enhanced cooperation."

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