French President Inserts New Voice In EU Summit

by Eleanor Beardsley

June 30, 2012 - 3:00am

Eurozone leaders agreed to a group of measures aimed to address the debt crisis and restore confidence in the euro, in part because of the role played by France's new president, Francois Hollande. At his first big European Union summit, Hollande appears to have backed Spain and Italy and lead a revolt against Germany's austerity strategy. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley has more from Paris.