La Guerre Est Finie!

France has admitted defeat in the war of words which it started with Britain.

French foreign minister, Alain Juppé, told the Telegraph:

"The comments [of the past few days] went further than their authors wished, [but there is] no need for excuses on either side. 

There is not an ounce of doubt that Franco-British relations, that will become excellent once again as we have too much in common to allow them to deteriorate. 

I cannot imagine that we will push Britain out of the European Union."

I wonder if the war will reignite, when France is downgraded; as the head of France's stock market regulator (AMF) believes it will be?

Jean-Pierre Jouyet, is quoted in the Wall Street Journal:

"Keeping the triple-A would be a miracle, but I want to believe it's possible."

Joyeux Noel!