Germany and France are locked in a tussle about who should be the next EU economic affairs commissioner, a decision that will send a key symbolic message about how euro rules will be implemented in the future.
Paris wants the portfolio for itself and Pierre Moscovici, a Socialist and former finance minister, is the touted name.
But Berlin has baulked at the idea, suggesting it is not appropriate for a French person to hold the post when their native country is having difficulty ...
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