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No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. protest POL 2012 Euro Fbl 2012-02-11T22:32:28Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/greece-imf-ecb.f3m Greek police unionists have called for the arrest of head auditors from the EU, the IMF and the European Central Bank for destroying social cohesion with a tough austerity plan ongoing for a third year. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. police ECB IMF offbeat Greece 2012-02-10T17:04:36Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-economy.f2w EU government and parliament negotiators have struck a deal to impose new rules on the multi-trillion-euro derivatives market, an obscure instrument maligned for helping cause the global financial crisis. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance banking Britain Headline1 markets economy 2012-02-09T21:27:07Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2v The EU banking regulator said Thursday that recapitalisation plans drawn up by European banks were sufficient to achieve new capital requirements without hurting lending to the real economy. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EBA banking debt public structure Finance 2012-02-09T20:06:35Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2l European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said Thursday the ECB did not rule out giving up the profits on its massive holdings of Greek bonds as part of a wider debt bailout for the country. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance public debt ECB Greece bonds Draghi 2012-02-09T15:37:11Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f2i A deal has been reached among Greek political leaders on additional austerity measures demanded by EU-IMF creditors in return for a loan bailout, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. ECB Greece talks debt public Finance 2012-02-09T15:23:52Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-regulate.f13 UN trade and development chief Supachai Panitchpakdi on Tuesday defended the introduction of a European financial transaction tax. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. banking regulate tax finance 2012-02-07T18:02:38Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f0h A general strike gripped Greece on Tuesday in protest against new austerity measures demanded with increasing urgency by the European Union as part of a debt rescue deal with banks. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance banking Greece Headline1 debt public strike 2012-02-07T14:03:05Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f06 The Dutch central bank said Monday it opposed plans for a financial transaction tax in the EU as it will cost banks, pension funds and insurers in the Netherlands billions of euros and discourage growth. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Netherlands Finance tax banking debt public 2012-02-06T18:16:35Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ecb-eurozone-bank.f01 Data published by the European Central Bank on Monday revealed that the bank's purchases of the bonds of eurozone nations remained negligible last week amid signs of stabilisation on sovereign bond markets. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone ECB bonds bank economy 2012-02-06T15:42:44Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ezv Embattled Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos faced growing EU pressure Monday to quickly agree tough austerity measures in a new bailout but talks with his coalition partners on the deal were delayed. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance banking IIF Greece Headline1 debt public 2012-02-06T19:51:21Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ezt The EU banking regulator said Monday that it was "impressed" with the willingness of European banks to meet new recapitalisation demands, ahead of a progress update due this week. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. EBA banking debt public structure Finance 2012-02-06T15:47:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ezd Leaders of Greece's ruling coalition were steeling themselves for fresh talks Monday after objections to another round of spending cuts stalled progress on clinching a critical debt rescue package. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance banking IIF Greece debt public 2012-02-06T10:20:08Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ezb Greece on Sunday insisted on extending critical talks on a debt rescue into Monday, as the government's coalition backers denounced pressure from public creditors to pass harsher austerity measures. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance Headline banking IIF Greece debt public 2012-02-05T21:57:10Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ez8 Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos held an emergency meeting with political allies on Sunday after hours of "superhuman" negotiations with EU-IMF bailout auditors failed to produce a rescue deal. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Finance Headline banking IIF Greece debt public 2012-02-05T19:53:47Z News Item