French economy minister Macron:

  • French govt has to take steps to make public debt sustainable
  • First commitment in fiscal consolidation for french govt is to cut public expenditure
  • We need to support 300 bln euro investment programme proposed by EU’s Juncker because Europe needs stimulus

Headlines via Reuters

Macron is in Tokyo (at the Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum in Tokyo)

This from earlier: Rumour – EU to request further cuts from French budget