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Empresas y finanzas

France's Hollande proposes euro zone 'parliament'


    PARIS (Reuters) - President Francois Hollande used his annual Bastille Day message to the French on Tuesday to launch the idea of an elected assembly for the 19-nation euro single currency zone.

    "In the long-term, I would also like for there to be a parliament for the euro zone," he told national television, adding that he also backed the idea of closer harmonisation of fiscal and social policies within the bloc and a common budget for investment.

    (Reporting by Mark John; Editing by Matthias Blamont)