Both countries are still close to the maximum 3 percent deficit level permitted in the European stability and growth pact, the commission said.

No, nothing except the European stability that has been at the heart of our international policy for decades.

We paid the price of 20 million lives for existing European stability.

For that reason alone, beyond the fact of our long commitment to European stability, we have a heavy responsibility.

We need to resume a serious dialogue on possible external threats to European stability.

Respect for those who speak a minority or regional language is also of fundamental importance to European stability.

The ex-post system threatens national and European financial stability in times of crisis.

The euro is the guarantee of European stability, growth and unity.

European stability should serve to enhance the security of the world economic system as a whole.

German officials chose to see the summit in the context of European stability.