Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. Germany and UK lead calls for EU spending cuts | January 27, 2012 |
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Five member states demand that EU spending reflect national austerity measures. Germany and the UK today (27 January) led a demand by five member states for a large cut in... |
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| 2. Belgian cabinet sworn in | December 6, 2011 |
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Elio Di Rupo becomes first prime minister from Wallonia since 1974. Elio Di Rupo was today sworn in as Belgium's prime minister, ending nearly a year-and-a-half of political... |
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| 3. The adventures of Didier | October 27, 2011 |
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Meeting of finance ministers or film premiere? Didier Reynders, Belgium's finance minister, has long exhibited a taste for the showbiz limelight. Even so, his decision to... |
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| 4. Leveraging EU rescue fund is 'an option' | October 3, 2011 |
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Eurozone ministers to consider using bail-out fund to raise more money to contain debt crisis. Finance ministers from the eurozone's 17 member states are to discuss ways to... | |
| 5. EU ministers mull finance tax | September 17, 2011 |
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Strong opposition from non-eurozone countries. Finance ministers from the European Union have raised the possibility of introducing a financial transaction tax solely in the... |
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| 6. Finance ministers delay Greek loan decision until July | June 20, 2011 |
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Latest €12bn depends on Greece introducing austerity measures. Finance ministers of the 17 countries which use the euro have delayed a final decision on releasing a... |
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| 7. Free-wheeling economist | June 9, 2011 |
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It was third time lucky for Belgium's members of the ECB executive board. As he settled into his 34th-floor office in downtown Frankfurt last week, Peter Praet could have... |
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| 8. EU defends right to choose head of IMF | May 19, 2011 |
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The European Union's claim to nominate the head of the International Monetary Fund is under challenge after the arrest in New York of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing... |
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| 9. Portugal to resist pressure for bail-out | March 24, 2011 |
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Austerity measures should continue, say the outgoing Portuguese government, the opposition leader and the European Commission's president. Portugal looks set to continue its... |
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| 10. Finance ministers at odds over rescue fund's future | January 14, 2011 |
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Disagreement over whether European Financial Stability Facility should be expanded. EU finance ministers have clashed over how to make the eurozone's main rescue fund more... |
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| 11. Debt crisis requires bigger loans and bond buy-ups | January 13, 2011 |
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Proposals to overhaul the eurozone's €440 billion emergency rescue fund are being prepared for the approval of government leaders at their European Union summit in... |
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| 12. Eurozone show of unity will be tested | January 6, 2011 |
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EU leaders united in defence of currency.
● Cameron leads call for limits to EU spending
At the end of a bruising year for the eurozone, EU leaders rallied to... |
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| 13. Belgium scores well on style and substance | January 6, 2011 |
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Agreements reached in three important areas as understated approach led to deals with MEPs. Belgium's presidency of the Council of Ministers, which ran from 1 July to 31... |
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| 14. Achievements of the presidency | January 6, 2011 |
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| 15. Have EU leaders done enough to calm the markets? | December 17, 2010 |
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Divisions may have been put to one side for now, but many difficult decisions will have to be taken in 2011. The leaders of the European Union's national governments will... | |
| 16. EU leaders seek deal on limited treaty change | December 16, 2010 |
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Eurozone crisis to dominate summit; size of crisis mechanism has yet to be decided Agreement on a limited treaty change should emerge from the two-day EU summit starting... | |
| 17. Ireland's lenders wait for budget approval | December 2, 2010 |
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Ireland's parliament to vote on budget on Tuesday; approval will release up to €85bn of loans. The Irish parliament will vote on approval of the four-year austerity... |
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| 18. Preparing for future economic crises | December 2, 2010 |
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Stability mechanism to be approved in December but volume for funding yet to be decided. Finance ministers from the eurozone this week sought to contain the turmoil on the... | |
| 19. EU approves Irish bail-out | November 28, 2010 |
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€85 billion of loans is conditional on Ireland adopting further austerity measures. The European Union's finance ministers have approved the provision of emergency... |
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| 20. Trichet backs deal on permanent crisis mechanism | November 28, 2010 |
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EU finance ministers say private investors will not automatically suffer losses where governments are obliged to restructure their debts. Jean-Claude Trichet, the president... |
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