# ECB's Lagarde rejects French far-left leader's debt-cancellation plan as 'financially dangerous'

https://mins.news/en/item/53215

- Reuters, 2026-09-10 14:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/ecbs-lagarde-rejects-french-far-left-leaders-debt-cancellation-plan-financially-2026-09-10/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa2c3a0b45a8a0001fa905e

> European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde rejected Jean-Luc Mélenchon's proposal to cancel part of France's national debt, describing it as financially dangerous and saying EU law makes it legally impossible.

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