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ESM seniority status spat may scupper Spanish rescues
Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja said today Finland would oppose any attempt to change the ESM's...
EUDraghi disappoints while buying time for euro-area
ECB President Mario Draghi yesterday revealed the Bank's new strategy to protect the euro. This...
EUGermany and EU law will block ESM banking licence
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti said yesterday that the ESM, the 500 billion euro (613 billion...
EUFull bailout threat for Spain will pressure ECB to act
The government yesterday paid a record high interest rate of 6.5% on its 5-year bond, while the...
SpainRussian general's warning to Helsinki could backfire
Chief of the Russian General Staff Nikolai Makarov has warned Finland against closer cooperation...
FinlandNew Finnish president may rock boat on EU bailouts
Sauli Niinisto begins his presidency on March 1. Niinisto ends a 30-year era of Social Democratic...
FinlandNext Finnish president will be pro-euro
With all votes counted in yesterday's presidential election, Sauli Niinisto (63) came first with...
FinlandScandinavian high-performers show signs of slowdown
Sweden's central bank today cut its repo rate a quarter-point to 1.75%, reversing a policy of...
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