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Here's the big idea Hollande is pushing on Merkel
By pooling credit risk, Hollande hopes to reassure skittish investors. But can he convince Germany's Iron Lady?
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- May 22, 2012 06:16
BRUSSELS – French President Francois Hollande thinks he’s found a solution to the euro zone crisis: the name’s Bonds. Euro bonds. But Angela Merkel’s still playing Dr. No. At a euro zone summit on Wednesday, the new French leader plans to revive proposals for bonds that would be jointly issued by euro zone countries to spread national debt burdens across the whole currency bloc. Hollande knows however that there is little chance the German chancellor will warm to the idea.

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Europe's odd couple: Merkel and Hollande meet at last
Europe's future is riding on how the the two get on, but Hollande is unlikely to compromise just yet.
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- May 16, 2012 07:13
BERLIN – It started with a handshake, not a kiss. When Chancellor Angela Merkel and new French President Francois Hollande finally met in person on Tuesday evening, there was little of the warmth that marked her meetings with Nicolas Sarkozy in recent years. Aides had downplayed the rendezvous as simply aimed at getting to know one another rather than about hammering out any policy. Yet the future of Europe could hinge on whether these two leaders find a way to work well together. full story