Clumsy’ Cameron’s walkout a blessing for Europe, says France

[…] David Cameron’s veto of a formal EU treaty in Brussels on Friday could therefore be seen as a bénediction », or « blessing », Mr Levitte told the World Policy Conference in Vienna. It would short-circuit the need for laborious negotiations with Britain on a formal EU treaty. It would therefore make it possible for the other 26 EU countries to reach a looser « inter-governmental » agreement by March on rules to harmonise fiscal and economic policies and rebuild global confidence in the euro. […]