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Paris turns up heat on EU central bank

Pressure is mounting on the European Central Bank to cooperate more with EU economic leaders, as the top bank prepares for its board meeting on Thursday (1 September).

The ECB is expected to keep the eurozone's main interest rate unchanged at 2 percent for the 27th consecutive month, despite calls for changes in the bank's monetary policy from several of the bloc's prominent members.

French foreign minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said at a gathering of French ambassadors on Tuesday...

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