BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Germany joins France in the European Union dock this week as finance ministers consider whether to punish the two overspenders for violating euro rules on deficits or let them off the hook yet again.
The European Commission, guardian of the so-called "stability pact,'' insists a fudge by ministers, who meet Monday night and Tuesday, would threaten the foundation not only of the single currency but of the whole EU - and just six months before it expands from 15 to 25 members.
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