France and Germany seek to mend rift

Article reports that Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s Finance Minister, would attend a full French cabinet meeting in July 2010 in a push to forge a common French and German front on proposals for eurozone governance.

In a series of meetings in Paris, Mr Schäuble would attempt to reconcile deep differences between France and Germany on a number of issues, including tough penalties for fiscal indiscipline, and German ideas for an 'orderly insolvency procedure' for eurozone states that cannot pay their debts.

ESO: Background information: German-French Relations On the Rocks http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-french-relations-on-the-rocks/

ESO: Background information: Merkel's Rules for Bankruptcy http://www.europeansources.info/record/merkels-rules-for-bankruptcy/

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