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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, shares a word with Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti during a press conference following a cabinet meeting, at the Chigi Premier's Palace, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009.
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 Al Jazeera 
Italy passes austerity measures
| The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lower house of parliament approv... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Protesting truck drivers shout anti-government slogans outside the Ministry of Transport in Athens on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Economy   Greece   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
 The Guardian 
Greek police fire tear gas at striking truckers
| Government issues emergency order as fuel shortages strand tourists and disrupt food and medical supplies Greek truck drivers clash with riot police in Athens. Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters | T... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)
A striking fuel-tanker driver mans a picket line set up on a highway near Athens, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.  BBC News 
Greece orders striking lorry drivers back to work
The Greek government has used a rare emergency order to force lorry drivers back to work after a three-day strike. | The drivers have until later on Thursday to return to the roads or face arrest and ... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, speaks to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara,  Daily Star Lebanon 
Germany calls on Ankara to work toward EU accession criteria
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Thursday, July 29, 2010 | - Powered by | Nicolas Cheviron | Agence France Presse | ISTANBUL: Germany wants Turkey anchored in Europe but the country’s ultimate ... (photo: AP / Adem Altan. Pool)
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In this Sept. 17, 2008 file photo the lLogo of Swiss bank UBS is seen in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss bank UBS AG said Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 it lost 8.1 billion Swiss francs (U.S. dlrs 7.57 billion) in the fourth quarter and announced it would cut a further 2,000 jobs as it refocuses on its home market after a troubled year abroad. The results exceeded the fears of analysts, who on average had predicted net losses of 6.2 billion francs (U.S. dlrs 5.79 bil The New York Times
UBS and Deutsche Bank Report Gains for Second Quarter
| FRANKFURT — Shares of UBS of Switzerland and Deutsche Bank of Germany rose sharply after they reported second-quarter earnings Tuesday, signaling renewed confiden... (photo: AP / Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella, File)
Banking   Business   Europe   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
The European Union's Servaas Deroose, right, the International Monetary Fund's Poul Thomsen, left, and the European Central Bank's Claus Masuch, walk outside the Greek Finance Ministry, in central Athens, Monday, July 26, 2010. Wall Street Journal
EU, IMF Visit Greece Amid Demonstrations
By ALKMAN GRANITSAS And NICK SKREKAS | ATHENS—A delegation of European and International Monetary Fund officials began a two-week visit to Greece on Monday to deter... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)
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Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, right, listens Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou at the parliament in Athens on Monday, March 22, 2010. Greece's economy will contract by 2 percent in 2010 _ the same as in 2009 and worse than the government predicts _ due to the painful impact of government spending cuts, the Bank of Greece forecast on Monday. Daily Star Lebanon
IMF inspects Greek finances amid industrial action
| Tuesday, July 27, 2010 | - Powered by | Derek Gatopulos | Associated Press | ATHENS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  began inspecting Greece’s public ... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Pedestrians are reflected on an electric stock market board in Tokyo, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10, 2008. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained 264.37 and closed at 8,660.24 for the day as investors brushed off the latest round of grim economic data and instead pinned their hopes on global stimulus measures likely to fuel new demand for raw materials. Gulf News
Asian shares, euro rise amid strong EU, US data
| Singapore: The euro edged up and Asian shares rose yesterday as solid US corporate earnings and surprisingly strong euro zone data offset growing scepticism that stress... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Asia   Economy   Investment   Markets   Photos  
KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE. Gulf News
Implications of Kosovo
| The International Court of Justice has made a ruling regarding the status of Kosovo that will most likely have implications for separatists around the world, as well as... (photo: AP / Visar Kryeziu)
Independence   Kosovo   Photos   Serbia   Wikipedia: 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence  
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks with reporters during the IMF's Spring meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 12, 200 Herald Tribune
Amid strikes, IMF inspects Greek finances
| ATHENS, Greece - The International Monetary Fund began inspecting Greece's public finances on Monday to make sure the government is implementing promised austerity meas... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
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- Greek police teargas protesting fuel drivers
- Germany calls on Ankara to work toward EU accession criteria
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, speaks to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara,
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Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, shares a word with Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti during a press conference following a cabinet meeting, at the Chigi Premier's Palace, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009.
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