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France warned to respect euro rules

France was on Wednesday warned to stop challenging the rules underpinning the euro or risk causing long-term harm to the single currency, the Financial Times reports. Nikos Christodoulakis, who chairs the Ecofin council of European Union finance ministers, said if France failed to respect the stability and growth pact, it would send a damaging signal to countries waiting to join the euro.

The finance minister of Greece, holder of the EU's rotating presidency, warned that the dispute ove...

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