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Euro-area crisis clouds outlook for German coalition
As Europe's most powerful economy, Germany plays a decisive role in the region's sovereign debt...
GermanyStruggling EU economies get small funding boost
The European Commission wants to reduce the minimum national co-financing requirement for...
EUEuro and Schengen crises menace key EU successes
One year ago, the EU Reflection Group warned that the Union must choose between reform and...
EURescue deal slows, not ends, euro-area debt crisis
Fitch Ratings today said that Greece faces a "restricted default", after EU leaders yesterday...
EUBudget 'slippage' adds to Portugal's fiscal challenge
Interest on Portugal's two-year debt exceeded hit a new high of 20.3% yesterday.
PortugalItaly's budget offers only temporary respite
Bond market pressure has forced the government to accelerate its austerity package, which is...
ItalyEuro-area contagion adds to Spain's economic woes
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero today told parliament that Spain's economy grew in...
SpainPrivate sector losses drive euro-area risk rise
The question of whether private sector investors should share in the burden of indebted euro-area...
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