Juncker hints at scrapping euro rule reform

Clearly exasperated by the lack of agreement on how best to reform the rules underpinning the euro, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has said he does not rule out leaving the rules as they are and scrapping the attempted reforms.

Speaking after a marathon session of talks with other finance ministers, Mr Juncker said, "I am now beginning to seriously consider the option of not changing the pact at all. We are not excluding the scenario of leaving the pact as it is. That ...