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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8540

12 September 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 49
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/stability pact
Intense bargaining to find way out of problem on French public deficit

Brussels, 11/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The meeting of the Eurogroup on Friday evening in Stresa in Italy should allow the European Commission and the Ministers of the Economy and Finance of the euro zone to attempt to find a compromise solution to the problem of the French public deficit (see other article). For the third year running in 2004, the latter could exceed the 3% of GDP limit fixed by the Stability Pact (after 3.1% in 2002, 4% in 2003), and French Budget Minister Alain Lambert...

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