Monday, 30 April 2012


Eurogroup head to quit due to "Franco-German interefrence"

20:53 30 APR 2012 

(AGI) Rome - Juncker said he is leaving the job as head of the Eurogroup, as he is "tired of Franco-German interference".

  Jean-Claude Juncker announced his decision to quit as Eurogroup President, because he is, as he put it, "tired of Franco-German interference" in handling the ongoing debt crisis in Europe. It was reported by the Bloomberg website. Speaking at a press conference in Hamburg, Jean-Claude Juncker said France and Germany "act as if they are the only members of the group".