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upping pressure on national leaders to resolve crisis plans just days
from a crunch EU summit.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T21:48:21Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3q1">        <title>Barroso calls for swift EU agreement on aid for Greece</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3q1</link>        <description>EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday urged member states to approve "as soon as possible" the creation of a financial aid mechanism for Greece to use if necessary.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Barroso</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T21:52:44Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3pw">        <title>Pressure mounts over IMF role in Greek crisis</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3pw</link>        <description>Europe split over IMF intervention for debt-ridden Greece on Friday,
upping pressure on national leaders to resolve crisis plans just days
from a crunch summit.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T17:42:13Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3pg">        <title>Germany says IMF aid an option for Greece</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3pg</link>        <description>Germany is open to International Monetary Fund aid for Greece,
Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman said on Friday, describing the
creation of a European version of the fund as a longer term objective.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Germany</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T14:58:59Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/greece-austria-bank.3pe">        <title>Greece should consider insolvency if cannot pay debt: German central banker</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/greece-austria-bank.3pe</link>        <description>Greece should be prepared to declare itself insolvent if it cannot repay
its debts, a director of the German central bank said in remarks
published Friday, signalling a hard line against help for heavily
indebted EU countries.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Austria</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>bank</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T13:01:31Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
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is a compliment, Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>trade</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Germany</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>France</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T13:01:10Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3pb">        <title>Europe turns towards IMF fix for Greece</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3pb</link>        <description>The euro fell sharply Friday as the European Commission pressed EU
member states to approve financial aid pledges for debt-laden Greece
amid a shift toward IMF intervention in the crisis.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T15:02:26Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/netherlands-finance.3pa">        <title>Dutch government backs IMF option for Greece</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/netherlands-finance.3pa</link>        <description>The Dutch finance minister has supported the idea of Greece getting
financial help from the International Monetary Fund but said it would
probably not be enough.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Netherlands</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-19T10:24:50Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3p6">        <title>Greece urges EU aid, but Germany 'open' to IMF appeal</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3p6</link>        <description>Greece warned on Thursday it could call on the IMF for help unless European leaders offered financial aid next week, with Germany now appearing "open" to the idea as the Greek debt crisis hit the euro.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-18T23:49:29Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3oz">        <title>IMF expects EU to resolve Greece debt crisis</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3oz</link>        <description>The IMF still expects the EU to resolve the Greece debt crisis even though the country is considering resorting to the Fund for a bailout, an IMF spokeswoman said on Thursday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>aid</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-18T16:10:00Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3oy">        <title>Germany 'open' to IMF help on Greece</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3oy</link>        <description>Germany would be amenable to an intervention by the International Monetary Fund to bail out debt-stricken Greece, government sources said on Thursday, insisting that Athens has not yet asked for aid.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Germany</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-18T16:09:26Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3om">        <title>'Natural' for Greece to keep IMF option open: EU official</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3om</link>        <description>The European Commission said Thursday it was "natural, logical and prudent" for Greece to keep all options open as Athens considers the possibility of going to the IMF.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-18T15:21:13Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/greece-germany-imf.3oi">        <title>Greek PM warns could resort to IMF, rejects eurozone ban</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/greece-germany-imf.3oi</link>        <description>Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou warned on Thursday that Greece might have to resort to IMF aid and rejected a German call to expel eurozone nations in serious breach of fiscal rules.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Germany</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-18T14:21:22Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-economy.3oc">        <title>Eurozone back into trade deficit in January</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-economy.3oc</link>        <description>The eurozone flipped back into a trade deficit of 8.9 billion euros in January, after posting a 4.1-billion-euro surplus in December, official data showed on Thursday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>trade</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-18T14:16:10Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3o9">        <title>Euro drops as Greece ups stakes in EU debt row</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-finance.3o9</link>        <description>Greece warned Europe on Thursday it may go to the IMF unless it gets
concrete aid pledges from European leaders next week in a new
confrontation over its debt crisis that is hitting the euro.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2010 AFP. All other Copyright 2010 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.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Headline</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>summit</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2010-03-18T14:34:08Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>




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