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I would like to say, contrary to what might otherwise seem to be the case, that the clocks in France and Britain strike the same hours, precisely.
Friday, Dec. 09, 2011

Open quoteWe would have preferred a deal at the level of the 27. That wasn't possible taking into account the position of our British friends.Close quote

  • NICOLAS SARKOZY,
  • French president, blames the U.K. for the latest split in E.U. relations, after Prime Minister David Cameron vetoed proposals for a new fiscal union because it "isn't in British interests"
Photo: Sang Tan / AP | Source: The Daily Telegraph