"It is such a long, agonizing process, " Michelle said.

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But the German chancellor said she only saw such a move coming at the end of a long process of fiscal union.

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With such difference, the trial process could still have a long way to go.

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Such a framework should recognise that the process of adjustment and reform will extend over a long time horizon (about ten years).

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