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New Greek elections may spark euro exit and contagion
President Karolos Papoulias said yesterday that talks to form a coalition had failed and that the...
GreeceGrim EU growth in 2012 may see political confrontation
The European Commission today announced that it expects the euro-area economy to contract 0.3%...
EUEU growth agenda faces uphill battle
EU leaders meet on May 23 to discuss the European growth agenda ahead of their formal summit on...
EUHighest EU unemployment stores up long-term problems
The EU unemployment rate rose from 10.1% in January to 10.2% in February, while the euro-area's...
EULocal markets offer hope for European manufacturing
Following the emergency restructuring undertaken in 2009, US manufacturers appear to have...
EUEuro-area bailout fund 'boost' will not impress G20
Euro-area leaders agreed on Friday to allow a one-year overlap between the temporary bailout...
EUMerkel links euro-area bailout boost to current risks
Euro-area finance ministers will likely agree on March 30 Merkel's proposal yesterday to run the...
EUStrikes will not halt euro-area labour reforms
A one-day strike by the CGTP labour union closed Lisbon's metro and ferry services today.
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