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ECOFIN: Dutch Fin Min: Shouldn't Complain About Strong Euro

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Nations that use the euro shouldn't complain about the currency's strength against the U.S. dollar, sterling and other major currencies, Dutch Finance Minister Wouter Bos said Tuesday.

Bos was speaking to reporters ahead of a meeting of finance ministers from the European Union.

"I'm never worried about the euro," he said. "We always wanted a strong euro and now we have one. We shouldn't complain."

The head of the European Union's largest business lobby Monday said the euro's exchange rate has reached a "pain threshold" for industry.

-By Adam Cohen, Dow Jones Newswires; +322 741 1486; adam.cohen@dowjones.com

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