EU finance ministers meet to tackle deficit debacle

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Tuesday's meeting of EU ministers in Brussels is likely to focus on ways and means of cutting national budget deficits without jeopardizing a fragile economic recovery in... More »
Deutsche Welle - Nov. 10, 2009
France cornered amid EU deficits charge
BRUSSELS (AFP) France was cornered among Europe's big guns on Tuesday as it sought to avert a public slap from the European Union this week over ballooning deficit levels.... More »
AFP via Yahoo! - Nov. 10, 2009
Finance Ministers Fret over European Budgets
Discussion at a meeting of euro area finance ministers on Monday (9 November) was dominated by the group's growing need to tackle its poor public finances, but the exact... More »
BusinessWeek - Nov. 10, 2009
Brussels faces French wrath over budget cuts - Summary
Brussels - France on Tuesday resisted European Commission demands that the country return to fiscal rectitude by 2013, with French officials insisting on a one-year extension... More »
Earthtimes.org - Nov. 10, 2009
Brussels faces tough balancing act on budget cuts
Brussels - The European Commission faced accusations of favouritism Tuesday as it prepared to issue different deadlines for European Union governments to restore their public... More »
Earthtimes.org - Nov. 10, 2009
EU ministers reject target date for bank aid phase-out
- Agree 2011 start date for EU-wide fiscal consolidation - Preliminary agreement on bumping up bank capital By James Mackenzie and Marcin Grajewski BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters)... More »
International Business Times - Nov. 10, 2009
EU finance ministers grapple with budget deficits
Tuesday's meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels was expected to focus on ways and means of cutting national budget deficits without jeopardizing a fragile economic... More »
Deutsche Welle - Nov. 10, 2009
HIGHLIGHTS-Comments from EU finance ministers
Following are comments from European Union finance ministers as they gathered in Brussels on Tuesday for a meeting. DUTCH FINANCE MINISTER WOUTER BOS ON EURO "We always... More »
International Business Times - Nov. 10, 2009
German FinMin - will meet EU budget goal by 2013
BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Germany will begin consolidating its finances from 2011 and get its public deficit within the European Union limit by 2013, Finance Minister... More »
Forbes.com - Nov. 10, 2009
FRANCE RESISTS EU CALL TO REIN IN DEFICIT SPENDING
(AFP) - France on Tuesday threw cold water on European calls for fiscal restraint, with the budget minister saying it would be 'very difficult' to bring the deficit under... More »
Tocqueville Connection - Nov. 10, 2009
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