ECB Officials See a Chance for Europe to Compete With U.S. and China NYT Par :Eshe Nelson 3 juillet 2025 à 20:34 Central bankers who gathered in Portugal this week focused on ways that Europe could improve its competitiveness with the United States and China. © European Central BankChristine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, on Tuesday at the bank’s forum in Sintra, Portugal, which had a sense of calm amid the chaos in the world.