Eichel raps Bundesbank over stability pact

German Finance Minister Hans Eichel rapped the Bundesbank on Friday 10 September for its recent criticism of the EU's proposed changes to the stability and growth pact in a press release titled "Do not weaken the Stability and Growth Pact".

Eichel told a debate in the German parliament on Friday that the Bundesbank would "do well to inform itself before making any criticisms".

He told the German parliament that "the discussion should focus on the issue in question itself" and not stray from the

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