<- Length: 0.018143177032471 sec -> Pierre Moscovici against attack. Officially selected this week by François Hollande as the candidate of France for a post of European Commissioner, former Minister of Economy and Finance said on Sunday in the weekly Der Spiegel to criticism from Germany.
conservatives in Germany consider the socialist spender and too afraid to see him get the portfolio of Economic Affairs, a position intended to ensure rigor budget in Europe. According to them, Pierre Moscovici could become the Trojan French in Brussels, France has consistently advocated a relaxation of the rules.
“We launched major reforms during my tenure, we have reduced deficits and labor costs, “defends the former Socialist minister. “I’ve never taken a single important decision without me consult with my friend Wolfgang Schäuble,” he adds as a defense against attacks Bild. The German tabloid recently accused Pierre Moscovici for making the euro “as soft as the French brie” force to challenge the Stability Pact and wanting to “always create more debt to stimulate the economy.”What position for Moscovici?
On the nature of the post, the French said that “the decision on the scope of the portfolio fully belonged” to the elected president the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, who will present his team on August 30. To reassure the Germans, creating a portfolio specifically dedicated to reviving growth by investments is in talks with Jean-Claude Juncker, according to sources familiar with the matter.
The position is an extension of the mission on “the contribution of EU policies for growth and employment” entrusted to Pierre Moscovici by François Hollande. But France does not intend to waive the portfolio of Economic Affairs as the contours of this new position is not known.
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