TWO REASONS GERMANY AHD FRANCE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER 1. FRANCE'S ECONOMY IS WEAK AND THEY NEED GERMANY'S MONEY AND SUPPORT 2. GERMANY NEEDED FRANCE TO GET THIS CHANGE THROUGH NO MEMBER WOULD HAVE BACKED A STAND ALONE GERMAN PROPOSAL FEARING A TO POWERFUL GERMAN INFLUENCE [[EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE CASE] IMO TONY BLAIR WOULD'NT HAVE COW TOWED EITHER ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK *expletive removed* BROWN WS'NT OM