Friday, January 09, 2009

EU: Can Paris break the pact?

Thursday 01 May 2008

The European Commission warned earlier this week that the French deficit could even hit the EU ceiling of three percent of gross domestic product in 2009. Is it possible for France to balance the books and boost growth at the same time?

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