French President Jacques Chirac has moved to scotch rumours of a possible Franco-German union at the heart of the EU.
Today's edition of Le Monde quotes Mr Chirac as saying, "France and Germany are in a phase of intense co-operation on all European and international issues, but the concept of a Franco-German alliance is not part of our discussions".
The President was speaking after meetings with Edmund Stoiber, who was narrowly defeated by Gerhard Schröder in the German election...
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