To spell it out: >President François Mitterrand argued for the single currency because he hoped to bolster French influence in an EU that would otherwise fall

To spell it out: >President François Mitterrand argued for the single currency because he hoped to bolster French influence in an EU that would otherwise fall under the sway of a unified Germany https://www.economist.com/leaders/2012/11/17/the-time-bomb-at-the-heart-of-europe https://www.economist.com/leaders/2012/11/17/the-time-bomb-a...