Reform
Macron, Merkel eye March eurozone deal
Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron set March next year as deadline for EU's two biggest economies to reach agreement to revamp eurozone.
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron have set March next year as a deadline for the EU's two biggest economies to reach an agreement to revamp the eurozone, as Paris urges Berlin to accelerate its domestic coalition talks to keep ambitious single currency reforms on the road.
The leaders of France and Germany said they would try and find a joint position on the single currency by spring next year, laying the groundwork for the eurozone's 19 governments to come up with a broader plan in June to map out the euro project "five to 10 years" into the future.
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