Holdout

26 of 27 European Union countries indicate interest in tighter economic ties

Only the United Kingdom, one of 10 EU countries not using the euro, indicated it could not support efforts to enshrine new protocols for monitoring country’s budgets and enforcing limits on deficits.

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