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EU leaders issue rare euro rate warning

By Tony Barber in Brussels

Published: March 14 2008 17:56 | Last updated: March 14 2008 19:06

European Union leaders on Friday issued a rare statement of collective concern about the damaging effects on Europe’s economic growth of the strength of the euro on foreign exchange markets.

Wrapping up a two-day summit in Brussels, leaders of the 27-nation bloc added a last-minute addition to their final communiqué that said: “Excessive volatility and disorderly movements in ex­change rates are undesirable for economic growth.”

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