Mr Sarkozy is steering the EU presidency until January
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a European "economic government" to ensure a more united EU response to financial turmoil.
The leaders of the 15-nation eurozone should co-ordinate their actions with the European Central Bank, he said.
Meanwhile the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Europe should weather the worst of the turmoil thanks to the EU's "crisis management" measures.
