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Italy, France hit back at Merkel (Amended)
They tell her to focus on Germany's own economic woes instead of lecturing other EU nations
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Mon, Dec 8, 2014 · 09:50 PM
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ITALY and France have expressed irritation with a call from Chancellor Angela Merkel for them to do more to bring their budgets into line with EU rules, telling the German leader to focus on her own economic woes instead of lecturing others.
In an interview with German daily Die Welt, Mrs Merkel had called on Italy and France to enact additional measures ahead of a March ruling by the European Commission on whether their budgets conform with the bloc's deficit and debt rules.
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