BERLIN (Reuters) - The German parties exploring a possible coalition said on Thursday they wanted to discuss further the question of a euro zone budget   an idea pushed by French President Emmanuel Macron.  German-French cooperation is of paramount importance to us,  the three groups   the conservatives, pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens   said in a paper released during exploratory coalition talks. They also agreed to further discuss the future of the euro zone s rescue mechanism, the ESM, which some politicians want to turn into a more powerful European Monetary Fund. A negotiator for the Greens said the parties were far apart on this issue. 
German coalition parties not yet agreed on eurozone budget idea