Posts Tagged ‘EU’
Greece sees higher deficit after EU revises data
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AP - Greece expects the budget deficit in 2010 will be larger than initially targeted after the EU's statistics agency said Monday the country's debt last year was actually much higher than projected. Read the rest of this entry »
Irish in crisis talks with EU nations, refuse aid
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AP - Debt-burdened Ireland is talking with other European Union governments about how to handle its troubled finances, officials said Monday as the continent's debt crisis plagued markets and policymakers across Europe. Read the rest of this entry »
Ireland faces debt crisis talks, may seek bank aid
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Reuters - Aid would be available for Ireland's banking sector or the state itself, a top European policymaker said on Monday after a report suggested Dublin could seek money for its stricken banks from an EU emergency fund. Read the rest of this entry »
Greek Socialists hold edge in austerity-focused local vote
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AFP - Greece's ruling Socialists on Sunday surged ahead in the second round of a regional vote dominated by austerity measures and an imminent EU-IMF economy audit, early estimates said. Read the rest of this entry »
Greek Socialists hold edge in regional polls: early estimate
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AFP - Greece's battered Socialists on Sunday held a slight edge in the second round of regional elections dominated by austerity measures and an imminent EU-IMF economy audit, early estimates said. Read the rest of this entry »
Greek loan repayment extension on the table: PM
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Reuters - Greece's prime minister said in an interview that the possibility of extending repayment of its EU/IMF loan was on the table, but an ECB policymaker said any talk of renegotiation could harm the country's credibility. Read the rest of this entry »
Ireland has not asked for EU bailout: Juncker
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AFP - The head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, Jean-Claude Juncker, said Friday that Ireland had not asked for bailout assistance from eurozone partners. Read the rest of this entry »
Ireland in talks to get EU financial aid: sources
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Reuters - Ireland is in talks about tapping emergency funds from the European Financial Stability Facility, euro zone sources said on Friday, but Ireland said it had not formally applied for any European Union aid. Read the rest of this entry »
Ireland in aid talks with EU, rescue likely: sources
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Reuters - Ireland is in talks to receive emergency funding from the EU and it is likely the former "Celtic Tiger" will become the second euro zone country after Greece to require a rescue, sources said on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »