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Former French minister Bruno Le Maire | 'EU of six, not 27, needed to be strong'
Season 1, Ep. 25
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He is both the longest-serving economy and finance minister, and had the shortest term as minister of the armed forces.
Bruno Le Maire joins 12 Minutes With to discuss what he calls a "fake deal" between the US and Iran, limiting decision-making on key issues to six countries, and how to combat the China trade imbalance.
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