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Greek watching Trichet on a big screen earlier this year (Photo: dielinke_nrw)

Trichet: EU treaty change needed to 'impose decisions' on states

The outgoing head of the European Central Bank (ECB) has called for a change to the European Union treaty to allow for the outside imposition of economic policy on a member state.

ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet told French broadcasters on Sunday (16 October) following a meeting of G20 finance ministers in Paris that such a step is necessary in the wake of the eurozone crisis to guard against any one member state endangering the single currency area.

"It is necessary to change t...

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