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EU criticizes France for excessive debt, putting pressure on Macron during election campaign

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( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “take corrective action.”

The European Union’s executive arm is criticizing France for running up excessive debt.

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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.

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VERBATIM: It’s a stinging rebuke at the height of France’s election campaign where President Emmanuel Macron is fighting off challenges of the right and the left. France was among seven nations that were warranted by the E-U Commission to face a so-called “excessive deficit procedure.” It is the step in a long process before any member state can be hemmed in and moved to take corrective action.

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