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Member states warm to proposals to tighten EU budget rules

Published on 28/10/2010

The European Union on Thursday looked ready to support changes to the Lisbon Treaty backed by Germany and France that would tighten budget rules, including sanctions on member states that fail to keep their deficits and debt in check.