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Hawkish Draghi will stay ECB's course for now
Mario Draghi today takes over as ECB President. Draghi's first press conference will be on...
EULatin America/Spain summit seeks social policy
The 21st Ibero-American summit was held in Asuncion on Friday and Saturday, with an agenda...
Latin AmericaStalled Spanish economy augers euro-area troubles
The Bank of Spain today confirmed that the government's deficit target for 2011 is in jeopardy...
SpainEU 'solution' buys time but solves little
EU leaders today agreed measures to address the euro-area debt crisis. There are three elements...
EUCeasefire will not end Spain's radical Basque politics
On October 20, ETA, the Basque separatist paramilitary organisation, announced "a definitive...
SpainEU 'solution' may set next stage for crisis
The first of this week's two EU summits took place yesterday. EU leaders, searching for a...
EURome riot mars disparate global 'Occupy' protests
Rome experienced its worst unrest in years on Saturday, when thousands of protesters gathered to...
ItalyEurope ponders costs of 'Berlusconi crisis'
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a confidence vote today. On October 11, Berlusconi's...
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