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# Lagarde warns EU fragmentation risks AI competitiveness
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/lagarde-warns-eu-fragmentation-risks-ai-competitiveness/
- Published: 2026-08-21T05:02:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-21T05:02:15.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, #source_Euronews, #editor-pick

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that excessive market fragmentation in the EU could undermine Europe’s ability to compete in the global AI race. The ECB chief urges member states to address regulatory and structural divides to support digital sovereignty. **(EURONEWS)**

[Fix market fragmentation or miss the AI train, Lagarde warns the EUAn overly fragmented single market cannot support Europe’s top priority of competing globally in the AI race, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde warns. #EuropeNews![](https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/overcome-market-fragmentation-or-miss-the-ai-train-lagarde-warns-the-eu&sz=64)euronews.com![](https://images.euronews.com/articles/stories/09/88/16/94/1200x675_cmsv2_73befe30-e5bb-5a67-838d-3dbaddbb68fa-9881694.jpg)](https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/20/overcome-market-fragmentation-or-miss-the-ai-train-lagarde-warns-the-eu?ref=nupath.eu)