EU foreign ministers have quietly branded China a "critical long-term strategic challenge." Now France and Germany want a joint roadmap to confront Beijing's economic muscle before Europe's dependencies harden.
Deutsche Bank, Revolut, Stripe and 33 others will test a central bank digital currency Brussels sees as a shield against US payment giants.
After MEPs declined to act, the watchdog took a €276,000 misspending case against the European Parliament's far-right group straight to the EPPO.