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France and Germany to rally crisis plan support
France and Germany are to sound out European leaders about their plan to defuse the eurozone’s debt crisis, to rally support before an EU summit.
Eurozone crisis is the biggest threat to the global economy
The OECD says the eurozone’s debt crisis is the biggest threat to the global economy and a break-up of the currency zone can no longer be ruled out.
Sarkozy, Merkel push euro integration, no joint bonds
France and Germany unveiled far-reaching plans for closer eurozone integration, but maintained a common euro bond issuance would have to wait.
EU fines Microsoft €280m in antitrust stand-off
The European Commission slapped Microsoft on Wednesday with a new fine of €280,5-million for failing to fully respect a 2004 antitrust ruling, but the software giant vowed…
Storm over African immigrants clouds EU talks
Controversy over the frequently tragic attempts of African immigrants to storm the European Union’s Spanish borders clouded European Union talks on Wednesday, amid a claim the…