Financial Times: Germany and the UK are being pressed to agree a bigger subsidy to eastern European countries as France makes a last-minute effort to rescue an ambitious climate agreement. Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, will raise the matter with Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, during talks today in London following discussions with Angela Merkel, German chancellor, yesterday. Mr Sarkozy is seeking their agreement to bolster the …