Economy Shows Cracks in European Union


	Economy Shows Cracks in European Union

JICWyllie

6-9-2009 6:08 AM

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1-policy, 1-protectionism, 1-recession, 2-consequences, 2-risks, 3-reported, 4-eu

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The article also said: "Germany and France together are the traditional motor of the European Union, but relations between them are cold, with the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, putting national interests first, whether the issue is social benefits or saving jobs in the faltering car industry."

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