Lagarde calls for alternative to Visa and Mastercard in push for independence

European Central Bank chief Lagarde calls for an alternative to American Visa and Mastercard in “a march to independence”. The completion of the Capital Market Union would pave the way for the Fiscal Union. Further European integration would add €3 trillion in value (!) every year
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