Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. EU plans to increase its presence in Syria | February 8, 2012 |
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Humanitarian experts could be sent within days, while several EU states have recalled ambassadors. The EU is poised to strengthen its delegation in Syria, despite the growing... |
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| 2. Call to speed through tax on financial transactions | February 8, 2012 |
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Nine member states call for FTT to be introduced as soon as possible. The finance ministers of nine eurozone governments have called for a tax on financial transactions to be... | |
| 3. Merkel says time is running out for Greek bail-out deal | February 6, 2012 |
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Talks on new austerity measures to continue Tuesday. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, told the Greek government to hurry up and agree to further reforms in order to... |
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| 4. Human-rights convention deal blocked | January 26, 2012 |
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France and UK hold up EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. France and the United Kingdom are blocking a deal on the European Union's accession to the... | |
| 5. Danes put Schengen under renewed pressure | January 19, 2012 |
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Malmström says Denmark's interpretation of common visa rules is an “unfortunate and difficult situation”. Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for home... |
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| 6. European Parliament leadership | January 19, 2012 |
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| 7. Schäuble says bail-out fund is strong enough | January 16, 2012 |
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German finance minister says last week's downgrades will not damage European Financial Stability Facility. Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's finance minister, said today that... |
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| 8. Eurozone bail-out fund's credit rating downgraded | January 16, 2012 |
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Move follows rating agency's decision to downgrade France and Austria; Mario Draghi warns of “very grave state of affairs” in eurozone. Standard and Poor's, the... |
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| 9. Rehn slams eurozone credit rating downgrades | January 14, 2012 |
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S&P strips France and Austria of AAA status; Cyprus and Portugal downgraded to 'junk'. Olli Rehn, the European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, has strongly... |
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| 10. France pushes ahead with financial transaction tax | January 9, 2012 |
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Nicolas Sarkozy says he hopes other EU member states will follow France's lead; Sarkozy and Merkel discuss eurozone crisis. Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, today said... |
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| 11. Ashton on defensive over EU's diplomatic service | January 5, 2012 |
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EU's foreign policy chief responds to criticism from foreign ministers of 12 member states. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has been forced to... | |
| 12. A year on, and still failing | January 5, 2012 |
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The European External Action Service has had a difficult first 12 months, and hopes have faded that Catherine Ashton will settle into her role as EU foreign policy chief. The... | |
| 13. What an honour | January 5, 2012 |
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A few surprises in new year's honours in Britain and France. The New Year saw an honours list published in London recognising outstanding public service. Among the names of... |
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| 14. Banking fears drive euro to low against US dollar | January 5, 2012 |
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Rise in French borrowing costs weighs on sentiment.
The euro dropped to its lowest rate against the US dollar in 16 months today over fears about the financial health of... |
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| 15. The paper clip, 4 January | January 4, 2012 |
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Hungarian problems and a new chief economist at the ECB in our round-up of what's in the newspapers. Viktor Orbán, Hungary's prime minister, rules in a way that is “no... | |
| 16. Merkel, Sarkozy to hold talks on debt crisis | January 3, 2012 |
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Leaders of Germany and France to discuss next set of deadlines for solving the crisis. The president of France and the chancellor of Germany will meet next Monday (9 January)... |
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| 17. The British ‘Non' | December 21, 2011 |
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Twice in the past, a British ‘No' has pushed European monetary union forward. At the European Union summit on 8-9 December, British Prime Minister David Cameron vented... |
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| 18. The worst and the best of austerity | December 21, 2011 |
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Since the summer, smart consolidation of public finances has given way to growth-impairing cuts. In June, it was Greece. In August, it was France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.... |
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| 19. ECB at the centre of the euro storm | December 21, 2011 |
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The European Central Bank is not immune to the growing tensions between member states over the eurozone crisis. The decision by Christine Lagarde, the managing director of... |
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| 20. Coeuré appointed to ECB board | December 19, 2011 |
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Frenchman will serve an eight-year term on executive board. EU member states have formally approved the appointment of Benoît Coeuré to the executive board... | |
