Sarkozy and Merkel push for additional EU integration and fiscal governance
By Fu Jing | China Daily | Updated: 2011-08-18 08:19
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel talk during a news conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Tuesday. Charles Platiau / Reuters |
BRUSSELS - Leaders of France and Germany have pledged to further improve economic integration and governance in the eurozone by proposing a common economic government, a financial transaction tax at the EU level and the "golden rule" to reduce the members' deficit.
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