Cartoon by Aurel on the measures to overcome the crisis in the euro zone (18 July 2012)

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‘We said go right! I’m just indicating left… I find it reassuring.’ On 18 July 2012, as debates are held on the ratification of the European budgetary treaty, French cartoonist Aurélien Froment illustrates the differences of opinion between France and Germany on the most effective policies to pursue to overcome the crisis in the euro zone. French President François Hollande, a strong advocate of growth in Europe, clashes with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is favour of a policy of economic rigour. This treaty, negotiated in the midst of the financial and economic crisis, seeks to restore stability to public finance in the Member States of the euro zone and imposes strict recovery policies.

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Source: AUREL (Aurélien Froment). "On a dit à droite! Je mets juste mon clignotant à gauche.ça me rassure" dans Le Monde. Paris: Le Monde. 18.07.2012, p.8.

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Cartoon by Aurel on the measures to overcome the crisis in the euro zone (18 July 2012)