Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily briefing on what matters most in the heart of the European Union.

BRUSSELS — For years, Germany and its austerity-loving allies were Europe’s fiscal buzzkills. Their motto was simple: No joint debt, no budgetary free-for-alls and absolutely no blank checks for ...

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