Several top German and French economic advisors have called for renewed efforts to boost the European Union’s capital markets and encourage more private investment in a joint statement on Thursday. “Like most advanced economies, the EU is suffering froma long-term decline in growth potential. New opportunitieslike the green transition or the rise of artificial intelligence have emerged, but our capacity to fund the investments and benefit from these opportunities remains uncertain,” said the French Council of Economic Analysis (CAE), the German Council of Economic Experts (GCEE) and the Franco…