France and Italy call for permanent eurozone president

France and Italy called on the 20 November 2013 for Eurozone finance ministers to have a full-time chairman after the European Parliament elections in May 2014.

The two countries have also defended that the Eurozone needed to complete its banking union and set up a joint borrowing mechanism to finance investment.

ESO: Background Information: France and Germany agree on 'full time' eurozone boss http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-and-germany-agree-on-full-time-eurozone-boss/

ESO: Background information: Germany opposes rescuing ailing banks with EU money http://www.europeansources.info/record/germany-opposes-rescuing-ailing-banks-with-eu-money/

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