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EU leaders to agree on permanent bailout fund Reuters Until there is a deal between Greece and its private bondholders, EU leaders cannot move forward with a second, 130 billion euro rescue program for Athens, which they originally agreed to at a summit last October. Instead, they will sign a treaty ... See all stories on this topic »

Why the European Central Bank is Right to be Stubborn International Affairs Review The second reason for the ECB's reluctance is that preferential direct purchases of government debt are expressly forbidden by the Lisbon Treaty, the document that provides the constitutional basis for the European Union. Proponents of an ECB bailout ... See all stories on this topic » International Affairs Review

EU joblessness hits young the hardest The Australian After six decades of peace, Europe should be basking in a golden age of prosperity. Instead its young are being ravaged by unemployment, with a record 5.6 million under-25s out of work. Just over a million of the young unemployed are in Britain, ... See all stories on this topic »