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Tue 06 Jun 2010Merkel and Sarkozy say EU states must work together
GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy have said the EU needs to act together as an “economic government” to prevent a recurrence of the euro-zone crisis.
Crucially, Mr Sarkozy agreed after talks in Berlin yesterday that the “economic government” would not involve creating a new EU institution, as he wished, but would instead use existing structures bringing together all 27 member states.
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