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Sarkozy's ideas do not sit well with Merkel - but his own aides have suggested he is all electioneering (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Germany defends ECB from Sarkozy proposal

Germany has rejected Nicolas Sarkozy's idea to change the rules of the European Central Bank (ECB) bank if he gets re-elected as French president.

“The German position on the ECB and its role – independent of encouragement and assistance from politics – is known, also in Paris, and has been unchanged for a long time,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert told a press conference in Berlin on Monday (16 April).

He added that Berlin agrees with Paris on the need to boost grow...

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Sarkozy's ideas do not sit well with Merkel - but his own aides have suggested he is all electioneering (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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