European Economy

Vaclav Klaus Signs Lisbon Treaty, Ending Year-Long Stalemate

ft.com | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

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Vaclav Klaus, Czech president, on Tuesday signed the Lisbon treaty, ending a year-long stalemate with his fellow EU leaders and bringing the new gover...

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The Next big Taxpayer Bailout? IMF Could get Hundreds of Billions for European Banks

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration wants $108 billion for the IMF. Why? Most of the Central and Eastern European economies are in free fall right now, and they're counting on the IMF to save their banks.

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EU Economy Shrank By A Massive 2.5 % In Q1

Yahoo! Finance | Pan Pylas | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business

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LONDON (AP) -- The economy in the 16 countries that use the euro shrank by a massive 2.5 percent in the first quarter as a global recession sapped the...

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