- Exchanges with Moody’s have been ‘positive’
- France’s 3% deficit goal for 2013 is ‘imperative’
- Not much stopping above consensus growth in France
- Deficits will be a European problem if crisis doesn’t end
- The worst is behind Europe and Europe is now exiting crisis
- Greece and Spain need short-term solutions
- Ambitious advances are needed in banking supervision
- France is ready for far-reaching political integration
Comments made in an interview with Les Echos (Bloomberg reporting)