France and Germany Call For Tougher EU Treaty

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The leaders of France and Germany say the EU needs a new treaty to deal with the eurozone debt crisis.

The statement from French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel came after they held crisis talks in Paris.

Anchor Marco Werma asks Charles Grant, director of the Center for European Reform, what new guidelines mean for struggling EU countries.

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