Sarkozy and Merkel to look for new treaty

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On Monday German Chancellor and Merkel and French President Sarkozy announced they are aiming at revamping current treaties to strengthen the euro region's fiscal restraints and bring back confidence in Euro. Changes include developing tighter fiscal alliance along with stricter budget rules which would automatically penalize countries which violate deficit and debt limits. 

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Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:26:18 GMT

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