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France, Germany divided ahead of EU summit in Brussels

washingtonpost.com (11 months and 29 days ago)

May 23, 2012

BRUSSELS—European leaders headed to a Brussels summit meeting Wednesday, with France and Germany deeply divided on how best to restore growth for the continent’s stagnant economies.Clashing views between the European Union’s two most influential members threatened to produce stalemate even as predictions mount that the 17 nations that use the euro, the common EU currency, are slipping into a recession that could postpone economic recovery on... full story

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France, Germany divided ahead of EU summit in Brussels

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