The meeting had been a humdinger.The Germans were adamant that any government that breached a budget deficit of 3 per cent of gross domestic product would face automatic financial penalties.

• 在这场万人瞩目的会议上，德国人态度坚决，认为任何国家的政府，只要预算赤字超出国内生产总值的3%25，就应自动面临财政处罚。