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Merkozy's Europe (part 2)

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The French president and the German Chancellor promise to sort out the euro by the weekend, with a bold reform ratified by March, but that's only "a facade", warns British MEP Andrew Duff.

DEBATE
  • Andrew DUFF. MEP Liberal Democrats - from Brussels;
  • Christophe ROBEET. France 24 European Affairs Editor;
  • Thierry MARCHAL-BECK. President, 'Movement of Young Socialists';
  • Isabell HOFFMAN. Project Manager, Europe's Future program, Bertelsmann Foundation - By phone from Gütersloh , Germany.

Watch the first part here.
 

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