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President of European Central Bank Christine Lagarde addresses the media in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, July 23, 2026, after a meeting of the ECB's governing council.

Video. Fix market fragmentation or miss the AI train, Lagarde warns the EU

Updated: 20/08/2026 - 12:43 GMT+2

An overly fragmented single market cannot support Europe’s top priority of competing globally in the AI race, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde warns.

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