Noonan: Hollande must clarify treaty stance

French president-elect François Hollande needs to “clarify” what he intends to do about the fiscal treaty, Michael Noonan has said.

The finance minister admitted that the uncertainty about Mr Hollande’s plans was a concern that could affect the outcome of the referendum on the treaty.

The talk of the treaty being re-opened “doesn’t sit so well with us”, Mr Noonan said at a meeting in Warsaw.