Mario Draghi

Lagarde urges EU leaders to accelerate capital markets union

Mario Draghi, former president of the European Central Bank (ECB) issued warnings over Europe’s failure to keep up with the United States, pointing to the EU’s low productivity and economic slowdown.

'Greater' urgency for EU economy overhaul after Trump win: Draghi

The former European Central Bank chief told a seminar at think tank Bruegel that the most important step the European Union had to take was integration.

EU countries acting alone are 'too small to cope', says Draghi

Former ECB President Mario Draghi urged the bloc to develop its advanced technologies, create a plan to meet its climate targets and boost defence and security of critical raw materials, labelling the task “an existential challenge.”

Draghi says EU at risk without huge spending and joint debt

Draghi is tasked to come up with proposals to revitalise the bloc’s economy in the face of competition from China and the United States.

Former ECB head Draghi sounds out businesses to boost EU competitiveness

It was earlier reported that French President Emmanuel Macron was lobbying other European leaders to agree on the former European Central Bank (ECB) president Draghi (top) as the next head of the Commission.

Italy's Mario Draghi not interested in role of EU Commission chief