France has won more time in its battle with the European Commission over its breach of the rules that underpin the euro.
In late night talks tonight (3 November), the eurogroup - the finance ministers of the 12 countries that share the euro - decided to postpone any decision on what to do with France until its next meeting, scheduled for the 24 November.
France is in hot water with the Commission as well as its peers for its repeated failure to bring its budget deficit below the...
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