Ad
Francois Hollande had a lengthy introduction to an EU summit (Photo: Francois Hollande)

French president bemused by lengthy EU summit

At his first ever EU summit, French President Hollande scored a victory of sorts by managing to get eurobonds - previously a taboo topic - discussed around the table.

At around 1am in the morning, the socialist leader - whose views on spurring economic growth have altered the nature of the policy debate in Europe - appeared before press for 45 minutes, in sharp contrast to German leader Angela Merkel who gave a short statement and took two questions.

Summing up the meeting, whic...

Get EU news that matters

Back our independent journalism by becoming a supporting member

Already a member? Login here
Francois Hollande had a lengthy introduction to an EU summit (Photo: Francois Hollande)

Tags

Ad

Related articles

Ad
Ad