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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8558

8 October 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/eurogroup
French argument over economic reasons for slip of deficit convinces most partners - Commission will take this into account, but continues procedure this Wednesday

Luxembourg, 06/10/2003, (Agence Europe) - France's argument as to the reasons for the economic slippage of its budgetary deficit for this year and 2004 seem to have convinced a good number of its partners, including Germany, during a Eurogroup meeting, on Monday evening in Luxembourg. As for the European Commission, it must adopt, this Wednesday, a recommendation emphasising that France has not taken any action with corresponding effects to correct this budgetary slippage, but admitted that...

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