Fran?s Baroin, the budget minister, speaking for the French government in Paris after a regular meeting of ministers, struck a frostier note, however.
Finance ministers struck a tricky balance between the European Central Bank and national supervisors, and between countries and out of the euro (details are here).
LONDON — Cigarette packs in Europe would have to carry bigger health warnings, and cigarettes with menthol or other flavorings face a total ban, under an agreement that European Union ministers struck on Friday after spirited negotiations.
And last October, the British, French and German foreign ministers struck a deal with Iran aimed at halting its covert nuclear weapons work and defusing a confrontation between Iran and the United States.
The government was yesterday forced to cut back its ambitious plans for regional super casinos and abandon its plans for a national identity card as ministers struck a series of deals to salvage parts of its legislation, including the gambling bill.
The Russian, Ukrainian, US and EU foreign ministers struck a deal on Thursday stipulating that illegal armed groups in Ukraine should leave the places they have occupied, disband and disarm. .
MEPs and ministers struck a deal on a ban on fishing below a depth of 800 meters in the North-East Atlantic.
At a news conference on Wednesday, Mercedes Aráoz, Peru's prime minister, struck a conciliatory note.
The venue was carefully chosen, and the prime minister struck his most progressive note.
The new prime minister struck a conciliatory tone, paying tribute to her predecessor, David Cameron, and extolling the virtues of "one- nation government".
