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European finance ministers meet on eurozone crisis

June 22, 2012May 27, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews euro zone

European finance ministers are discussing how to tackle Europe’s sovereign debt and banking crisis during a two-day meeting in Luxembourg.

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Business Perspectives 

The ‘Sofia’ criteria for the euro zone

June 19, 2012June 4, 2014 Petar Ganev, IME euro zone

The European Central Bank (ECB) published its Convergence Report (2012), in which it evaluates the progress of the members states

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Obama, G20 press Europe on economic plan

June 19, 2012May 27, 2013 Kent Klein of VOANews euro zone

Europe’s financial crisis took center stage on Monday as the Group of 20 economic summit began in Mexico.  President Barack

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Greek elections: Centre-right New Democracy’s slim lead ‘vote to keep euro’

June 17, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Greece

Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party took a narrow lead in June 17 2012 elections in what party leader Antonis Samaras

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Euro zone crisis expected to dominate G20 Summit

June 14, 2012May 27, 2013 Kent Klein of VOANews euro zone

Much of President Barack Obama’s attention at next week’s Group of 20 economic summit in Mexico’s Pacific resort of Los Cabos may

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Merkel urges greater European integration

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 Selah Hennessy of VOANews euro zone

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany has the political will to ensure the stability of the eurozone. The German leader

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UN report warns on European debt crisis threat to world economy, criticises austerity measures

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The European debt crisis is currently the biggest threat to the world economy, according to a United Nations World Economic

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