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EU will ‘follow closely’ French deficit after Macron measures
STRASBOURG, France, Dec 11, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – EU economics affairs
commissioner Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday said Brussels will closely monitor
France’s new spending plans, a day after President Emmanuel Macron unveiled
new measures to quell violent protests.
“The European Commission will closely monitor the impact of the
announcements made by President Macron on the French deficit and any
financing arrangements,” Moscovici told AFP.
“We are in constant contact with the French authorities,” added Moscovici,
who was attending a plenary session of European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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