Truer words have never been spoken.
Just don’t confuse social spending with growth, Francois.
- 2013 growth target 0.8%
- Calls on China to boost domestic consumption (of French wine and super-jumbo airplanes…)
- Seeks to halt rise in unemployment in 2013
- Says has done nothing to weaken Franco-German ties (how about that end-run around Germany at the June EU summit? )
- Discussions with Germany are frank
- Respects Merkel
- Favors multi-speed Europe
- Germany, France don’t need to lecture each other
