(Bloomberg) -- European policy makers pressed France to
stick to budget-deficit rules, challenging President Nicolas Sarkozy's
plan to apply a ``growth and confidence shock'' to the economy.
``It is crucial that France has good economic growth and indeed
also budgetary discipline,'' European Union Monetary Commissioner
Joaquin Almunia told reporters as he arrived for a meeting with Sarkozy
and euro-region officials in Brussels today. European Central Bank
President Jean-Claude Trichet said ``the stability and growth pact has to
be respected.''
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stick to budget-deficit rules, challenging President Nicolas Sarkozy's
plan to apply a ``growth and confidence shock'' to the economy.
``It is crucial that France has good economic growth and indeed
also budgetary discipline,'' European Union Monetary Commissioner
Joaquin Almunia told reporters as he arrived for a meeting with Sarkozy
and euro-region officials in Brussels today. European Central Bank
President Jean-Claude Trichet said ``the stability and growth pact has to
be respected.''
Read more at Bloomberg Exclusive News
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