French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for profound changes in building the European Union.
During a television interview, Sarkozy said there had been ''errors in the way that Europe has been built". The comments come as France prepares to take over the helm of the 27-nation European Union on Tuesday. The French president said the European project had become a source of concern to citizens who are wondering whether national institutions can better protect them from the adverse effects of globalisation than European ones. He said a top priority of the French EU presidency, a rotating six-month post, would be to find a way out of the Unicredit cuts jobs and eyes east ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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