10/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - Defending France's budget strategy for the next five years, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made no attempt to discuss the European Central Bank (ECB)'s monetary policy. 'We don't exactly see eye to eye,' he told reporters but said he had 'briefly' discussed the issue with Jean-Claude Trichet. 'But I place every trust in his great ability to listen, understand and adjust,' added Sarkozy. 'Nobody was calling into question the independence of the bank,' said...