Hollande’s Plane Hit by Lightening

Immediately after Francois Hollande was sworn in as France’s new President, he left for a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany.However, Hollande’s plane was force to turn back to Paris after it was hit by lightening.No one was injured in the incident and Hollande was soon on his way to Berlin again.Hollande has made it known he wants to renegotiate the EU Fiscal Pact.Saying today, “To our partners, I will propose a new pact that links a necessary reduction in public debt with indispensable economic stimulus.”How Hollande plans to create this “economic stimulus” without increasing public debt is less clear.Chancellor Merkel, who is known as the Iron Chancellor, has already told Hollande the EU pact is not up for re-negotiation, and she is keen to see EU governments stick to their austerity obligations.