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Different nations. Different languages. Different histories.

But when a crisis hits, Europeans are willing to stand by one another.

This is what European solidarity looks like.

Eurohope. Eurosolidarity. 🇪🇺

Tonight, Latvia lights up Riga Castle to honour those who fought for its independence.

The tradition is so large that a 184-metre protective structure has been installed along the historic wall.

It can hold 10,500 candles at once.

A nation's memory, written in light.

Europe has €10 TRILLION in household bank deposits.

Yet hundreds of billions in European savings flow into foreign assets.

Europe doesn't simply have a savings problem.

It has a capital allocation problem.

That's why a genuine European capital market matters.

Brexit separated Britain from the EU's single market.
But it never disconnected Britain's electricity grid from Europe.
Now London is discussing the terms of closer integration with the EU electricity market.
Political borders can change.
Physical networks remain.

Germany plans to pay €6.6B for a 50% stake in KNDS, the Franco-German defence group behind the Leopard 2 tank, Reuters reports.
Berlin doesn't just want to buy military equipment.
It wants a direct stake in one of Europe's most strategic manufacturers.