Frankreichs im Konflikt mit EU-Regelung
Geschrieben von Andreas am 04. Oktober 2003 18:20:26:
Als Antwort auf: NACHRICHTEN (o.T.) geschrieben von Thymos am 04. Oktober 2003 11:39:48:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3160494.stm
France is on a collision course with the European Union over its refusal to comply with budget rules governing the 12 nation eurozone.
The country had until midnight on Friday to tell its EU partners how it intended to curb its ballooning deficit if it wants to avoid the threat of hefty fines. But as the deadline passed, France showed little sign of complying with the EU's demands.The European Commission (EC) is not likely to take action immediately - but it will be under pressure from other member states to force France back into line.
The French economy has been growing far more slowly than anticipated this year, at 0.5% or less, while unemployment is high and rising, at nearly 10%.
The BBC's Caroline Wyatt, in Paris, said it was hard to see how France could reduce its deficit without taking decisions which would make the government even more unpopular at home.