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Greece warns of referendum ahead of debt deal meeting
March 9th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis upped the stakes sharply ahead of Monday’s crucial Eurogroup meeting in Brussels by raising the prospect of Greece holding new elections or even a referendum on any debt deal. If eurozone ministers fail to ...
Court upholds British challenge to ECB policy on clearing houses
March 4th, 2015
The European Union’s second-highest court has ruled the European Central Bank (ECB) was wrong to insist that euro clearing houses should be based in the single currency area, a policy Britain had challenged to defend its financial sector. Lawyers ...
Spain says third bailout for Greece seen at EUR 30-50 bn
March 3rd, 2015
Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos on Monday said European Union officials are estimating that a hypothetical third bailout for Greece could amount to between 30 and 50 billion euros ($34-55 billion). European officials have estimated that Greece’s financing ...
Results of the Poll Vote: Do you think ‘Grexit’ is possible?
March 2nd, 2015
On February 28 closed the Poll on www.onestopbrokers.com where you have shared your opinion about a question and in fact a great concern of European Union about “Grexit” Please find below the results: Poll: Do you think ‘Grexit’ is ...
EU unveils plans for historic single energy market
February 26th, 2015
The EU unveiled plans Wednesday for a continent-wide single energy market to reduce its uneasy reliance on Russian supplies and cut a massive annual import bill of some 400 billion euros. The proposals by the European Commission, the executive ...
Annual inflation down to -0.6% in the euro area
February 25th, 2015
Down to -0.5% in the EU Euro area annual inflation was -0.6% in January 20152 , down from -0.2% in December. This was the lowest rate recorded since July 2009. In January 2014 the rate was 0.8%. European Union ...
Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB
February 24th, 2015
On 18 February 2015, the Governing Council approved the public account of its monetary policy meeting of 21 and 22 January 2015. The first edition of this new communication product, which is aimed at enhancing the transparency of Governing ...
Greece gets lifeline as ECB agrees €3.3bn extra emergency funds
February 19th, 2015
Total funding on offer now €68.3bn as Greek banks come close to using €65bn of liquidity funds granted by European Central Bank The embattled Greek government has been thrown a lifeline by the European Central Bank after the ECB agreed to ...
Hungary says agreement reached on new gas deal with Russia
February 18th, 2015
Hungary on Tuesday reached a “political agreement” with Moscow on a new gas deal, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s main objective while hosting Russian President Vladimir Putin. Orban, who said only “technical” details needed to be finalized on the deal ...
Greece to try for loan extension from eurozone
February 18th, 2015
Request sees bailout terms being set aside Greece is set to submit Wednesday to the Eurogroup a request for a six-month extension to its loan agreement with its creditors, sources close to the negotiations between Athens and the eurozone ...
