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"Status quo leads to self-destruction," says Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: OFFICIAL LEWEB PHOTOS)

French minister: Rich EU states should transfer money to poorer members

French economy minister Emmanuel Macron is calling for "a new foundation of Europe", with a more integrated eurozone and fiscal transfers between richer and poorer countries.

"Status quo leads to self-destruction," he said in an interview with Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung.

"Political and economical centrifugal forces are too strong" not to change things, ...

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