The European Commission warned on Wednesday that six eurozone countries, including France, were at risk of breaching the EU's tough public spending rules.
"The main message to France is the importance of correction of excessive deficit this year," Valdis Dombrovskis, the commission vice president responsible for the euro, told AFP in an interview.
Belgium, Italy, Austria, Portugal and Slovenia were also under fire for excessive deficits, the European Commission said
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