With the Eurozone crisis still roiling the markets German Chancellor Angela Merkel is meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris today. The two leaders will be discussing ways of pulling Europe out of danger – but Germany has already ruled out any discussion on the creation of common Eurobonds – a solution that has been put forward by some. The BBC’s Christian Fraser joins us to talk about the recent bailout deals in Europe and some solutions that European leaders are looking into.
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