Luxembourg, Oct 8, 2026 (AFP) - Eurozone chief expresses 'confidence' in France amid debt woes

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Eurozone countries trust that France will honour its public finance commitments, Eurogroup chief Kyriakos Pierrakakis said Thursday, after France's high debt and deficits sent its government bond yields soaring. "We have confidence in France's commitment vis-a-vis sound public finances," he told reporters after a meeting of the single currency area's finance ministers in Luxembourg. "I have personally a lot of confidence (in) my good colleague R......

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