Europe Must Defend Rule of Law Standards, ECB's Elderson Says
The European Union is 'a beacon of legal certainty, strong institutions and the protection of fundamental rights,' he said Monday in a speech at the Italian Constitutional Court in Rome, emphasizing that the connection between this principle and a thriving economy is 'well established.'
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