BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's government agreed early on Sunday to extend austerity measures by 1.82 billion euros ($2.39 billion) to keep its 2012 budget deficit within EU limits.After a full week...
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LAST YEAR, Germany's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble labeled Portugal "the good pupil of the eurozone." Now, Portugal faces a difficult economic outlook. Unemployment, for example, has hit 18 percent. The coalition government of the Social Democratic Party and the People's Party is demanding more time to implement its austerity measures. What are the underlying reasons for Portugal's downward trend? Delete the scoop?
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Portugual has become the latest country to allow homosexual couples to adopt, three years after it allowed them to marry. The adoption will be of a limited form, restricted to children belonging to… Delete the scoop?
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Greece sees the launch of a new political party, Plan B, which supports leaving the euro and returning to the drachma. Delete the scoop?
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Finland's economic output declined by a moderate 0.4 percent in March from a year ago, as the decline in secondary production was partially offset by the improvement in services and primary production, Statistics Finland reported Wednesday. Delete the scoop?
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The eurozone economy continues to shrink as Germany's economy grew by a meagre 0.1 percent in the past three months, while France slid back into recession, fresh Eurostat data show. Delete the scoop?
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Nine of the 17 euro zone countries are in recession, with France a notable addition, E.U. officials say. Delete the scoop?
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That the disease which brought the European Union into the intensive-care ward and has kept it there since, for quite a few years, is best diagnosed as a 'democratic deficit' is fast turning into a... Delete the scoop?
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Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) called on Tuesday for symbols associated with the totalitarian socialist regime of former East Germany to be banned, in the same way that it is illegal to display Nazi memorabilia. Delete the scoop?
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Nearly two-thirds of young Greeks are currently jobless. The unemployment rate in the country has reached a record 27 percent. Experts are warning of dramatic consequences for Greek society. Delete the scoop?
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With persistently weak economic conditions becoming the norm in Europe, economists are considering increasingly unconventional policy options. One tool that has yet to be taken out of storage is ‘helicopter money’, i.e. the overt monetary financing of government deficits. This column recounts a policy debate on helicopter money that was held at LBS in April 2013 among three of the world’s leading monetary economists. Delete the scoop?
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France played a decisive role in shaping not only the euro system but the entire European project. This history has predisposed French leaders to the goal of preserving the euro at all costs. Delete the scoop?
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Slovenia said it was confident its newly-adopted action plan would stabilise public finances and lead to an economic recovery, a day after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the crisis-hit country. "The consolidation of public finances will follow the objectives that have been clearly set," Slovenia's finance ministry said in a statement. "We will efficiently carry out all the necessary measures drawn in its stability and reform programmes."
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French President Francois Hollande signed into a law Saturday a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt. Delete the scoop?
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The European Commission has tabled several scenarios for the withdrawal of the 1 and 2 euro cent coins, with the cost of printing these coins greater than their use. Delete the scoop?
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The French economy has fallen into recession for a third time after contracting by 0.2 per cent in the opening three months of the year, official figures show. Delete the scoop?
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