Euro zone ministers upset by broken French budget promises

MILAN, Sept 12 (Reuters) - France faced harsh criticism on Friday for failing to meet a deadline to put its finances in order, as frustrated euro zone ministers struggled to keep alive their post-crisis strategy for the bloc's stagnating economy.

Euro Zone Returns to Growth

The euro-zone economy emerged more strongly than expected from its longest postwar contraction in the three months to June, but a resolution to its banking and fiscal crises remains a distant prospect.