France's Hollande: Europe must provide force to national economies

France’s President François Hollande is on the wires, during a press conference with Italia’s President Matteo Renzi and German’s Chancellor Angela Merkel, saying that the European economy needs an “extra push”.

Key headlines (via Reuters):

• Hollande:
  • Europe must provide for defense
  • Defense, development needed for security
  • seeks coordination and fight against terrorism
  • Reinforce protections needed at EU borders, coasts
  • Europe must provide force to national economies
  • Extra push needed for European economy
  • Europe must serve political goals
• Merkel:
  • EU needs to be ambitious on competitiveness
  • Leaders need to work for strong and prosperous EU
  • EU's stability pact offers a lot of flexibility
  • Fully backs Renzi's courageous reforms
  • Italy France and Germany need economic growth in a way that generates jobs.  Requires private investment as well
• Renzi:
  • We think Europe is not the problem, it's the solution
  • Immigration is one of the most crucial challenges