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Stalled 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...
ItalyEFSF is too little, too late for Spain and Italy
Slovakia yesterday approved the EFSF, the last of the 17 euro-area member states to do so.
EUSpain's bank downgrades are problem in store for PP
Standard and Poor's (S&P) and Fitch yesterday downgraded Spain's leading banks, all with a...
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